artificial intelligence

26 • 03 • 22 Liliom Szabó

Does Fashion Photography Have a Future in the Age of AI?

Fashion photography has never been free from criticism. The beauty standards of a given moment change from year to year: bold becomes even bolder, then suddenly restrained and angelic. Yet despite constantly changing trends, the relationship between muses and photographers has long formed a productive creative symbiosis. However, artificial intelligence now disrupts this long-established balance, fundamentally altering the future of fashion photography. So, what does the future hold for this particular branch of photography? [1]

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26 • 03 • 19 Benedek Szabó

Who Is the Author? – AI Images and the Question of Creative Responsibility

As artificial image-, music-, and text-generating tools become increasingly widespread, a growing number of dilemmas surface alongside them. The current copyright categories applied to content created with artificial intelligence stem from a legal framework that predates AI, leading to unclear outcomes in some cases. Among the most recent concerns are the ethical and legal questions surrounding the use of AI-generated images—an area so new that no precise regulatory framework yet exists. As a result, individuals using generative AI can often create content at their own discretion, raising questions about responsible creative conduct.

26 • 03 • 18 Benedek Szabó

The Photograph as Evidence – When Can We Trust an Image?

For a long time, it was widely accepted that photography has evidentiary power because what it depicts is not a product of imagination but real, existing phenomena from the external world, captured by the photographer at a specific moment in the past. This belief was not only held by the general public but also formed a fundamental basis for art historical and philosophical discourse about photography. However, numerous examples exist of photographs that have been deliberately altered to misrepresent reality. In the modern era, the rapid spread of digital image-editing tools has made such practices increasingly common. Additionally, the emergence of artificial intelligence has introduced new grounds for skepticism regarding images. To what extent can we trust a photograph? Is such mistrust truly a phenomenon of our time?

26 • 03 • 16 Benedek Szabó

The Revolution of Artificial Intelligence in Photography—Friend or Foe?

In discussions about artificial image-generating processes, a common question arises: Can images created by AI be considered or approached as photographs? A defining characteristic of these generated images is their attempt to mimic the visual qualities of photography. The compositions seen in artificial images—including their color schemes, visual aesthetics, and overall execution—often resemble the visual language typically associated with photographs. However, viewers must be aware of several important differences. One key distinction is that artificial images do not capture the appearance of the external world; instead, they generate visual scenes through algorithms.

25 • 09 • 07 Szabó Benedek

A mesterséges intelligencia forradalma a fotográfiában – Barát vagy ellenség?

A mesterséges képgeneráló eljárások kapcsán gyakran felmerül az a kérdés, hogy mennyire lehet az MI által készített képeket fényképként kezelni vagy megközelíteni. Ezeknek a generált képeknek gyakran tapasztalható sajátossága, hogy a fénykép vizualitásának másolására törekednek. A mesterséges képeken megjelenő kompozíciók a szín- és látványvilág, illetve grafikai megvalósítottságuk miatt valóban közelebb állnak a fényképeken megszokott vizualitáshoz, a szemlélőnek azonban több lényeges különbségre érdemes ébernek maradnia. Az egyik ilyen differencia abból a magától értetődőnek tűnő tényből adódik, hogy a mesterséges kép nem a külvilág látványát rögzíti, hanem algoritmusok által kreál látványokat.

25 • 03 • 16 Baki László

„AI-generated images are not photography” – Interview with Boris Eldagsen

Boris Eldagsen became widely known when he won the Sony World Photography Award in 2023 with an image created using AI-generated software. Eldagsen rejected the award and later became a key figure in the international discourse on the relationship between artificial intelligence and photography. Punkt reached out to the artist, who responded to our questions in writing.