The Remix option in Goggle Photos uses Generative AI to significantly restyle photos. From Wikipedia I learned that Generative AI uses models that have learned underlying patterns in existing text, images, or audio to create new content from user prompts.
In the examples in this post the ‘user prompts’ are my original photos and Google’s Generative AI models that are used are called ‘oil painting’ and ‘watercolor’.
Remixing commonly does a good job of focusing attention on the main features of an image. In example photos below Remixing draws attention to hail in a storm, to a rainbow, and to a bee in a wild rose much more effectively than seen in the original photos. Remixing also makes images more colorful and increases relevant detail.
To me, using these Generative AI capabilities feels a bit like cheating. Professional photographers have the expertise and equipment to create striking images. Now with ‘Remixing’ anyone with an iPhone and minimal talent can create comparable images.
I’d like to see others’ thoughts about these new capabilities. Are they just another new tool and no big deal? Or are they shortcuts that encroach on human skills and expertise?
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