‘The ability of machines to “see” has improved tremendously over the past decades, meaning that computers have been trained, by humans, to recognise and generate images that come shockingly close to a photorealistic image,’ say Claartje van Dijk and Katy Hundertmark, senior curator of Amsterdam photography museum Foam, and managing editor of Foam Magazine, respectively.
‘In reality, it has become increasingly difficult to distinguish between a photograph and an image created with artificial intelligence (AI). Not only does this affect our understanding of what authorship means, but more importantly, it threatens to ultimately shatter the very foundation of the photographic image for good: its claim to truth.’
