, Columnist
Photos, Not Chatbots, Might Be AI’s Killer App
The artificial intelligence consumer goldrush may come from images not words. That should worry anyone who still thinks pictures don’t lie.
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Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg
I had high hopes for the new generation of artificial intelligence-powered photo-editing tools. I wanted to bring the dead to life.
My late grandfather had a reputation in my family for his good looks, earning him the nickname the “Okinawan James Dean.” I have just a few grainy black-and-white photos of him when he was young, and I hoped to restore these images to their full glory.