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I have to pay increasing attention to what my phone does to pictures it takes. For example, my new Motorola phone includes a super zoom feature that actually uses generative AI to fill in details as it crops in! I turned it off, but others might not notice and upload such digitally created images to iNaturalist, where they'd actually impact scientific research

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Scientists Warn Wildlife Photographers’ AI-Enhanced Bird Photos Could Threaten Research

Scientists warn that the increasing use of AI editing tools by wildlife photographers seeking the perfect bird photo could threaten research.
Pesala Bandara (PetaPixel Inc.)

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FediThing
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Not really a camera if it's just making stuff up with genAI 😬
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I'm adding this to my collection of casual harm perpetrated by the "AI" industry,

under the categories "epistemic vandalism" and 'tell me again how "AI" is "helping science" ...'

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youknowthatonepersonwithaface
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Samsungs camera app "touched up" my picture without my asking, since then, I've been using Open Camera, it doesn't have AI, though some may find all the manual adjustment options a bit overwhelming.
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