The Royal Photographic Society, and, I expect, every other leading photographic authority, is grappling with the issues that AI in photography brings, in regard to the production and submission of images as part of the process towards the award of a distinction. It has long been required that the image must be entirely from the author. For example, textures must have been created by the author, not downloaded or adopted from post-processing software. That AI was creeping into post-processing software was recognised, but it was accepted that little could be done to prevent (say) an author using the AI-supported Remove tool in Photoshop rather than the Healing Brush. That said, where the tool borrows from the image itself, no additional material is added, so it satisfies the current requirements. However, other software such as ON1 Photo Raw 2024 is way ahead of Photoshop in its use of AI and it seems clear that material is sourced externally. Doubtless, Adobe will have to follow suit or be left behind. THAT will pose a growing problem for determining the award of distinctions.
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