In a move I am delighted to see, the WPC World Photographic Cup has banned AI imagery in their 2024 competition, albeit with a velvet touch. I would have preferred to see this as a lifetime ban, but one year is a step in the right direction. Whilst AI imagery has an arguably important place in many commercial sectors, it can never replace the experience of being out in the field in Nature. Nor can it truly represent what transpired and was captured by the photographer in Nature. Not to put too fine a point on it, but the day we accept AI imagery into a photographic competition (at least in the Nature genre), we should all throw our cameras away and complete the transition to mindless drones.
From WPC Communications: The World Photographic Cup (WPC), the esteemed international photography competition that has celebrated the art of photography for over a decade, acknowledges the significant role that artificial intelligence (AI) plays within the photographic industry. While recognizing its undeniable impact, the WPC remains committed to upholding its longstanding photographic principles and has decided not to accept AI-generated images in the 2024 Edition.
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