What happens when the information runs out
The author explores the limitations of AI image colorization, noting that AI often hallucinates details like eyebrows when source information is missing. The piece reflects on the tension between technological convenience and the preservation of historical truth.
Why it matters
It highlights the risks of AI 'hallucinations' in creative and archival processes where accuracy is paramount.
My brother is eight years old in this photograph. He’s kneeling in our front yard in South Bend, late in the summer of 1976, squinting into the sun. His jeans have tan patches on the knees. His tan tank top has brown piping around the neck and arms. I know these things because I was there, and after 50 years I somehow still remember.
Personal essay focusing on technological limitations rather than political bias.
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