I’ve never been more intrigued by a camera that doesn’t actually take photos. Poetry Camera is an instant cam that spits out poems instead of pictures

A hand holding up the Poetry Camera.

Cameras take photos – that’s pretty much the very definition of a camera. But I recently came across a camera that does not, in fact, take photos – it writes poetry.

Instead of spitting out instant photos, Poetry Camera prints out AI-generated poetry using a thermal printer. Those poems are based on what the camera’s lens sees, but the Poetry Camera doesn’t store any photos.