New York City to Test Controversial AI Gun Detection in Subway Stations

New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced the city will trial a new artificial intelligence tool that detects guns.

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2024-4-1 18:59

Vogue’s Controversial Exhibtion Will Show AI Images Alongside Real Photos

The PhotoVogue festival this year will exhibit AI images alongside real photos in a move that has prompted criticism.

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2023-9-29 17:36

Controversial AI Program Generates Photorealistic Police Sketches

Two developers have created artificial intelligence (AI) software that generates photorealistic police sketches using DALL-E. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-2-14 20:57

Balenciaga’s Controversial New Campaign and the Long History of ‘Shockvertising’

Kim Kardashian is refining her personal brand. Right-wing news outlet Fox TV is gaining viewers through attention-grabbing headlines. Photographer Gabriele Galimberti is gaining notoriety. petapixel.com »

2022-12-11 20:17

Grand Teton Axes Controversial Plan to Require Portrait Photo Permits

Grand Teton National Park has canceled its plans to require permits from photographers looking to shoot any kind of portrait for clients in the Wyoming park. The changes had been met with criticism from both photographers and First Amendment lawyers. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2022-4-3 18:49

Controversial Photographer Jock Sturges Admits to Sexual Misconduct

Controversial photographer John “Jock” Sturges has pled guilty to sexual misconduct for actions he took when he was 28-years old with a child under the age of 16. Sturges is an American photographer who is best known for his nude photos of children and their families that were primarily taken at communes in Northern California […] petapixel.com »

2021-11-19 20:41

Apple Postpones Controversial Photo Scanning Plans After Backlash

Apple’s controversial plan to scan iPhone photo libraries in order to protect children — a technology that was widely criticized by tech and privacy experts — has been delayed for at least a few months. petapixel.com »

2021-9-4 17:14

The Controversial History of Colorizing Black-and-White Photos

The ethical dimensions of artificial intelligence (AI) image colorization were recently brought to public attention when several historical images were altered using digital algorithms. Irish artist Matt Loughrey digitally colorized and added smiles to photos of tortured prisoners from Security Prison 21 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, which was used by the Khmer Rouge from 1975-79. […] petapixel.com »

2021-5-19 20:40

Controversial OpEd Calls Candid Street Photography a Form of ‘Gender-Based Violence’

An opinion piece in the NY Daily News has sparked outrage among street photographers after the author called photography “a vehicle of gender-based violence in public places.” The author believes that all candid—or “unconsentual”—photography of women should be outlawed, and is taking steps to encourage such a law in New York City. The oped—published yesterday—was […] petapixel.com »

2020-10-22 16:30

Freelance Photographers Now Exempt from CA’s Controversial AB 5

California Governor Gavin Newsom has quietly signed a new law that exempts freelance photographers and some other types of independent contractors from the controversial AB 5 law that forced a huge range of freelancers to become employees. petapixel.com »

2020-9-11 21:20

Ren Hang, Famed and Controversial Chinese Photographer, Dead at Age 29

The art of photography lost one of its most influential and controversial voices today. Ren Hang, a renowned and oft-censored Chinese photographer whose work has been displayed around the world, died this week. petapixel.com »

2017-2-26 00:21

Controversial Moscow Photo Exhibit Closed After Protester Thew Urine

A highly controversial photo exhibit at a small art gallery in Moscow shut down this week after protests against it got out of hand. Not only were the images referred to as “child abuse” by a senator, one protester brought in a bottle of urine to throw on the prints. The exhibit of nude photographs […] petapixel.com »

2016-9-28 00:54

Controversial Moscow Photo Exhibit Closed After Protester Throws Urine

A highly controversial photo exhibit at a small art gallery in Moscow shut down this week after protests against it got out of hand. Not only were the images referred to as “child abuse” by a senator, one protester brought in a bottle of urine to throw on the prints. The exhibit of nude photographs […] petapixel.com »

2016-9-28 00:54

Controversial Combat Photo Leads to Ukrainian Photographer’s Dismissal

Ukrainian photographer Dmitry Muravsky has been dismissed by his country’s Ministry of Defense after his viral combat photos became the center of controversy regarding whether or not they were staged. petapixel.com »

2016-8-31 00:15