The boundary between human and artificial intelligence is becoming increasingly subtle. In line with this, the famous photographer Jos Avery, confessed that the pictures made available in his social network @averyseasonart on Instagram are manufactured by artificial intelligence. Such a revelation surprised thousands of people and instigated different reactions and reflections about the artist, the work and the future of art.
The truth behind the works of Joe Avery
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the experiment
Famous for his posts of realistic portraits in black and white and with a blurred background of people in their daily lives, photographer Joe Avery confessed to using artificial intelligence, through the Midjourney program, to carry out their projects.
Initially, Avery reports, the Instagram account was seen as an experiment, as he wanted to determine whether the public could differentiate AI-produced images from real photographs.
However, the explosive success of his account ended up fascinating and consequently misleading thousands of followers about the real origin of the portraits.
More than 22 thousand deceived
The lie ended up going too far and doubts about the works were fueled by Avery himself. Through evasive answers about the origin of his creations, he even claimed that his works were taken by a Nikon D810.
While, in reality, it was images generated by a text prompt in Midjourney that were later adjusted in Photoshop.
The responses of his followers to this controversial revelation were the most varied. The revelation was made by Avery himself, due to the search for a clear conscience and a good night's sleep, as he said.
Some messages were brutal, belittling his worth as an artist and calling his work fraud and imitation. While others recognized his work as innovative, valuing the beauties of the creations and the possibilities offered by them.
Human intelligence vs artificial intelligence
The fact that “humanity” is one of the most striking features of his works was one of the main reasons for the shock of reality among his followers.
After all, the idea that the advancement of artificial intelligence has reached the limit where we cannot even distinguish it from human achievements can be uncomfortable.
And this battle between artificial and human intelligence was recognized by the Future of Life Institute initiative and embraced by leading authorities in the field.
A note was recently released by the institute in favor of halting advances in research with artificial intelligence for the next 6 months, ensuring a safe development, as this competition between human and artificial intelligence was characterized as a major risk to the Actual society.
