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The Controversial History of Colorizing Black-and-White Photos | PetaPixel

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A look at how colorizing black-and-white photos has been use in recent history and the controversies that have resulted.

Copied! The ethical dimensions of artificial intelligence (AI) image colorization were recently brought to public attention when several historical images were altered using digital algorithms . Irish artist Matt Loughrey digitally colorized and added smiles to photos of tortured prisoners from Security Prison 21 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, which was used by the Khmer Rouge from 1975-79. His photos were published in Vice and prompted outrage on Twitter . Matt Loughrey in Vice is not colourising S21 photographs. He is falsifying history: pic.twitter.com/z6J99J7BOE - John Vink (@vinkjohn) April 10,

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