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    • What should have been a straightforward key has now turned into a rotoscoping project. I was like - im done - lets push all of this to Runway and see how it does... While its doing its thing, I get to creatively vent my frustration.
    • I am part of a research team at @newhousesu working on a theoretical framework for detecting misinformation using AI. As part of that, I spend countless of hours experimenting and researching tools to try to come up with worse case scenarios - seeing what I can make to test against. Some of that stuff can get dark as you explore... but a part of me fills my emotional cup as I research how to use all of these AI tools to "level the playing field" so to speak - especially with pre-college students in areas of economic need. i think that these tools can really help individuals express themselves in new ways. 

This past week @adobe took the work they have been doing in AI - called Firefly and embedded it right into @photoshop . The video above shows just one example of how this tech can be used - with very little knowledge of Photoshop. The most important part here is to just see that I am just using selection tools and typing in stuff... and the image can drastically change. There is a whole new level of expression that is going to come with this kind of technology - tech that will refine and evolve at a blistering pace. If you think this is amazing - watch it in a few weeks. 

But, I cant shake the part of me that wonders what bad actors will do with it. This is where I think Adobe's working on some positive steps here. Not only are the AI models trained on content that they legally have the right to use, the images will have information in them letting you know that they have been manipulated. This shows a level of responsibility for whats happening here. 

To call the AI explosion we are seeing as of late a watershed moment is an incredible understatement. This is as impactful as the birth of the internet. In that - there are parts that are equally terrifying and amazing. I hope I get to keep working on mitigating the terrifying while emboldening the amazing. Going back now just isnt an option.
    • Eye tracking while making videos is a godsend. That is all.
    • New monitor alert!
    • Starting in 10 Minutes! Our @benqnorthamerica webinar. We're even going to get some @Adobe @Photoshop Firefly action in! CHeck out other posts or link.
    • Now with the semester over, I wanted to get back to doing some personal webinars a la the Summer School content that I did for @benqnorthamerica last year. 

Instead of just going through my files and talking about features, I thought "What if we just made a webinar where I work on -your- files. You tell me what you need help with, and I do it, explaining the @Lightroom and @Photoshop features along the way. We'll do it this Wednesday at 6PM EST. There are links in the bio to register as well as a place to submit the image you want to edit (raw if you can). See you there!
    • Got a chance to go to the Itanwa Orinwa Ceremony at @syracuseu .  Was excited to see some of my @newhousesu students in the crowd. @sunny have an awesome speech that made me think of my own history in the South Bronx.  It was electric to feel how much pride all of the families had for their sons and daughters.  May they all go on to do amazing things.  #proud #graduation
    • My new @lightroom Classroom in a Book just got to the house. Dixie is not impressed.  15 down…
    • Just a cool shot of @jboncon and Dixie #goldendoodle

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