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The author doesn't take into account his own familiarity with the Photoshop app. For him it took 10 seconds to remove an object from a photo, but do you really

The author doesn't take into account his own familiarity with the Photoshop app. For him it took 10 seconds to remove an object from a photo, but do you really think the average Joe is going to spend hours learning Photoshop just so he can remove an object in his photos? I like Google's approach here: let the average Joe benefit from AI by putting object removal tech literally under his finger tips.

DeathArrow 3y ago
Average Joe with AI tools doesn't stand a chance to a photographer with whatever tools. Knowing how to make a good photography is a skill AI doesn't have. Just by removing something or adding something to it, it doesn't make a bad photo good. If average Joe wants to make good photographs he has a long path of learning and working. I did photography for 9 years now and still I find lots of thing to learn and exercise. I am afraid this process never stops.
- eru 3y ago
  > Knowing how to make a good photography is a skill AI doesn't have. Just by removing something or adding something to it, it doesn't make a bad photo good. Your second sentence might be true, but that doesn't have any bearing on the first sentence. Why wouldn't AI learn principles of composition, framing and lighting etc?
  - jessekv 3y ago
    AI can and does. Modern phones already ship plenty of AI- driven automatic adjustments. Not always for the better, of course. To me, what makes a photo or painting "good" is the story it tells and the emotional connections it makes. This is subjective, and depends on the individual experience. Even the most advanced generative AI will be hit or miss at connecting with your individual experience, no different than the great painters and photographers over the centuries.
    - eru 3y ago
      Yes, human creators aren't necessarily any better at this. Or at least they won't stay for long.
- NL807 3y ago
  >Average Joe with AI tools doesn't stand a chance to a photographer with whatever tools. Yet. What matters in the end is whether the photo is aesthetically pleasing to the viewer, or has some meaning to them. If AI tools becomes hyper realistic, the average Joe can just roll the dice enough times until they create something that works for them.
shaky-carrousel 3y ago
Average Joe would use a YouTube tutorial and do it in less than 30 minutes.

DeathArrow 3y ago

Average Joe with AI tools doesn't stand a chance to a photographer with whatever tools. Knowing how to make a good photography is a skill AI doesn't have. Just by removing something or adding something to it, it doesn't make a bad photo good. If average Joe wants to make good photographs he has a long path of learning and working. I did photography for 9 years now and still I find lots of thing to learn and exercise. I am afraid this process never stops.

eru 3y ago
> Knowing how to make a good photography is a skill AI doesn't have. Just by removing something or adding something to it, it doesn't make a bad photo good. Your second sentence might be true, but that doesn't have any bearing on the first sentence. Why wouldn't AI learn principles of composition, framing and lighting etc?
- jessekv 3y ago
  AI can and does. Modern phones already ship plenty of AI- driven automatic adjustments. Not always for the better, of course. To me, what makes a photo or painting "good" is the story it tells and the emotional connections it makes. This is subjective, and depends on the individual experience. Even the most advanced generative AI will be hit or miss at connecting with your individual experience, no different than the great painters and photographers over the centuries.
  - eru 3y ago
    Yes, human creators aren't necessarily any better at this. Or at least they won't stay for long.
NL807 3y ago
>Average Joe with AI tools doesn't stand a chance to a photographer with whatever tools. Yet. What matters in the end is whether the photo is aesthetically pleasing to the viewer, or has some meaning to them. If AI tools becomes hyper realistic, the average Joe can just roll the dice enough times until they create something that works for them.

shaky-carrousel 3y ago

Average Joe would use a YouTube tutorial and do it in less than 30 minutes.