If we rely on computers and algorithms to maintain the intented interpretation of data we are setting ourselves up for confusion.
Showing the regular unenhanced data is key to credibility. Enhancing data, is just a fancy way of saying guessing what the data should look like, and there’s a range of valid guesses. Which puts it right up there with artistic interpretation, courtroom sketches, which have their places. And they should be labeled as such, they shouldn’t be called a photograph.
As much as i agree that link to the original is better and that verification is always required. There are these points that make this debate meaningless:
This case was verified. We know where it came from how it looked like before.
Verification is required regardless of apparent enchantment.
AI can make picture avg Joe won’t be able to tell apart from “real” picture, there’s no point make it apparent like this.
Let me also point out that the idea of not relaying on computer for images processing is naive.
Everyone would have to take pictures with classic mirror camera with film, make photos the old fashioned way in the lab and still photos could be doubted.
Moment any photo gets digitalized all the analogue information in the pictures goes through computing algorithms.
Scanned photos get distorted to fit binary representations and to compensate to scanner “flaws”.
Most of today’s smartphone and cameras apply some sort of upscale, sharpening and other kind of filters to make their photos more attractive.
Don’t let me start on comprehension or up-scaling to be able to render web fast enough and without over thousands of people’s bad connection.
If we rely on computers and algorithms to maintain the intented interpretation of data we are setting ourselves up for confusion.
Showing the regular unenhanced data is key to credibility. Enhancing data, is just a fancy way of saying guessing what the data should look like, and there’s a range of valid guesses. Which puts it right up there with artistic interpretation, courtroom sketches, which have their places. And they should be labeled as such, they shouldn’t be called a photograph.
As much as i agree that link to the original is better and that verification is always required. There are these points that make this debate meaningless:
Let me also point out that the idea of not relaying on computer for images processing is naive.