Pope Francis

Viral photo of pope Francis in puffy coat shows the dangers of realistic AI

Mar 28, 2023 by Dunja Djudjic 8 Comments

Perhaps you’ve seen a photo of Pope Francis wearing a puffy white coat circling around the Internet. It was the first thing I saw today while scrolling Instagram and sipping my morning coffee – and it almost went through my nose. the coffee, not the picture.

Of course, it’s fake, 100% AI-generated. But it turns out that many people thought it was real. This includes me, who didn’t remember to check the hands in the tiny image on my phone screen. And it illustrates perfectly why AI-generated images, no matter how fun they are, can be dangerous in a world filled with fake news.

Getty shows off how many images they have with this amazing facial composite ad

Jun 7, 2016 by John Aldred Add Comment

If you ever needed proof that police photo composites could be pretty accurate, this is it.

In an advert recently put out by Getty, they use facial compositing techniques to make up the faces of religious leaders, politicians and royalty using parts of random people from the millions of images in their archive.

Behind The Scenes of Covering The Pope’s Visit To The US

Dec 10, 2015 by Liron Samuels Add Comment

USA Today’s Bob Deutsch talks about the ‘Ying and Yang’ of assignments that were part of covering Pope Francis’ recent visit to the U.S.

From having the best spot New York to the absolute worst in Philadelphia, Bob shares some interesting behind-the-scenes information regarding press spots, getting the job done, planning your shoots and how to deal with annoying videographers.

Secret Service bans explosives and selfie sticks for Pope’s visit to D.C.

Sep 16, 2015 by Liron Samuels 2 Comments

Ammunition, explosives, firearms and selfie sticks will be banned at Papal events in Washington. That’s right, the Secret Service is in charge of securing one of the most high-profile people in the world and it’s the elongated selfie accessory that is keeping them up at night.

Being designated as a National Special Security Event by the Department of Homeland Security, visitors to events and activities planned for Pope Francis’ visit to the capital will have to comply with a lengthy list of security and transportation restrictions, including a ban on the beloved and behated selfie stick.

So, how long before jokes begin about how selfie sticks were created by the devil and anyone using them will go to hell?