San Francisco Restaurant Defaced Over AI-Generated Food Photos

Menu board displaying meal options: breakfast focaccia, Italian soda, baguette sandwich, pulled pork, beer, brie and berries, bruschetta, picnic platters, and World Cup promotion, all with images of the dishes and drinks.
Local residents were angered after this board full of AI-generated food photos appeared in the window of a new restaurant. | Via Reddit .

A San Francisco restaurant has found out the hard way just how strong the anti-AI sentiment is after their cafe was defaced by disgruntled locals.

AJ and Lyndsey Lozano had recently opened Grind & Unwind on Haight Street when they made the poor decision to put up a large board full of AI-generated food photos in their window.

The obviously AI-generated images were quickly noticed

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Now You Can Change the Music on Your Instagram Post

Instagram Music

Instagram has announced that users can now replace the audio on a post or carousel without having to delete it entirely.

Instagram created the option to add music to posts in November 2022, providing the opportunity for photographers to create a synergy between their art and music.

But as everyone knows, tastes can change, so sometimes the photographer might look back at their previous music choice and cringe.

Previously, the only option would be to delete the post or carousel, along with all of the likes and comments that


This Image Led to a Photographer Being Sentenced to 74 Lashes in Iran

A woman with long hair and red lipstick stands in a black dress, looking over her shoulder at the camera. Behind her, a person plays piano under dramatic lighting, with arched structures in the background.
Photo by Tahmineh Monzavi

This striking portrait of an Iranian singer in a black dress, her hair uncovered, has come at a devastating cost for the photographer who captured it — resulting in a sentence of 74 lashes, a travel ban, and a prohibition on artistic activity.

Tahmineh Monzavi is an acclaimed Iranian documentary photographer who has had her work exhibited in museums across the world. Monzavi’s work focuses on women and marginalized communities in the Iranian capital of Tehran.

In December 2024, Monzavi photographed and

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The US is Concerned Over ‘IP Theft’ by Chinese AI Labs

A computer chip and circuit board overlaid with the Chinese and U.S. flags, symbolizing technology competition or trade relations between China and the United States.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent threatened to impose sanctions on Chinese AI firms deemed to have stolen intellectual property from American technology companies.

“This administration supports open source models, but what we do not support is IP theft,” Bessent said on Fox Business yesterday (Tuesday). “If we see, especially, that overseas models are stealing from our great companies, we have the ability to sanction them because of this theft.”

It comes as Chinese AI models threaten to upend the tech industry in which


Dog Photographer Loses Copyright Case Over AI-Generated Comic Version of Her Image

Two images side by side show a dog underwater chasing a red ball, with one image realistic and the other stylized. Color squares (black/white, pink) appear in the top right corners of each image.
The photographer’s original dog photo (left) and the AI-generated comic-style image (right), which a court ruled did not infringe the original work’s copyright | Images via court documents

A photographer, specializing in underwater dog portraits, has lost a copyright case over an AI-generated comic-style image, created from one of her photo — with a court ruling it did not infringe her work.

A German Higher Court has ruled that transforming someone else’s photograph into a comic-


‘AI Takes Away From the Artistry of Photography’ Says Robert Irwin

A smiling person lies on grass, holding a camera with a large lens while a snake is slithering over the lens; trees blur in the background.
Photo by Kate Berry / Australia Zoo

Famous conservationist, television presented, and wildlife photographer Robert Irwin recently did an interview with Parade , dishing on his lifelong of photography, his other ventures like a winning stint on Dancing With the Stars , and, importantly, his views on AI, especially as it relates to photography.

Since PetaPixel spoke to Irwin in 2023 , the now 22-year-old photographer/conservationist/television presenter/victorious dancer has been very busy expanding his repertoire of expertise. However


Conversations Between Apple Store Workers and Customers Can Now Be Recorded

Apple Store with large glass windows, white Apple logos, and several employees in green shirts inside. Wooden tables are arranged in rows, and the outside shows reflections of buildings and trees.
Both parties must opt in to being recorded, but some employees are nervous about the pilot project.

Apple has begun recording conversations between Genius Bar workers and customers inside Apple stores.

As Mark Gurman reports for Bloomberg , the pilot scheme uses a system called Live Notes. It records conversations between employees and customers, making a transcription, which is then AI-summarized.

That transcription and summary then serves as a record of the interaction and is sent to the to the emplyee’s iPad. Both the employee and the customer


Gen Z Thinks ‘The Odyssey’ in IMAX 70mm is Elitist

Comparison meme showing two movie scenes labeled “IMAX” and “regular screen,” with regular screen cutting off parts of the image. Caption: “The Odyssey is a movie where poor people literally see less.”.
Image via X/@arkavx

The Odyssey is facing criticism from Gen Z, who are complaining that the film’s IMAX 70mm format creates an elitist viewing experience — with audiences unable to access premium screenings likely seeing a version of the movie with fewer visible details.

Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of Homer’s Odyssey has made cinematic history as the first major Hollywood feature to be shot entirely using IMAX film cameras. Over the past month, Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway and Nolan have been unwavering in their message


Moment Action Plates Are Like a Video Game Controller for Your Camera App

A smartphone displaying a mountain landscape is surrounded by various camera control interface designs featuring dials, buttons, and sliders for photo settings.

Moment has updated its popular iPhone camera app, Moment Pro Camera II, with new Action Plates. The company describes Action Plates as swappable control layouts for the camera app, akin to a video game controller for the app.

Each Action Plate includes essential controls like a shutter release, camera controls, and exposure information, but each swappable layout offers a different look and feel.

“Because no single layout works for every shot. Street photography may call for a clear viewfinder. Run-and-gun video needs every control

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Researchers Design ‘Invisible’ Drone That Vanishes Before Your Eyes

Engineers have designed an “invisible” drone that nearly disappears before the eye, by using a visual illusion rather than traditional camouflage.

Drones may offer photographers a bird’s-eye view, but they can also give away the shot. A drone filming a couple’s wedding day can make guests wave or freeze up, while one photographing nesting birds can unintentionally disrupt the very behavior it was sent to record.

For years, scientists have tried to design invisible drones and robots using camouflage, transparent materials, or light