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A Strange Kind of Memory - by Julia B Kieserman - Reboot

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This fall, Apple and Google are introducing AI photo editing features into their new phones. Given the (as yet mostly unfulfilled) hype cycles of how “AI will change everything” of the past three years, it may seem like an insignificant milestone. In this essay, Julia Kieserman connects this trend with the broader history of photography, memory, and smartphones, and makes a convincing argument that this, in fact *will* change everything. — Hal Triedman, Reboot Editorial Board By Julia B. Kieserman My childhood dog Louie took his last breaths on the dull gray table of a veterinarian’s office, the grief of the moment cruelly interrupted by a sunny August afternoon peeking through the window. The day remains sharp in my memory against an otherwise blurry picture of lazy August days. On this day, I can tell you what I ate for breakfast, sitting at a diner with Louie while we mentally prepared for what lay ahead. I can tell you that I was wearing a watch, which I kept checking even though w

Essays A Strange Kind of Memory or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Delight in AI Photo Editing Julia B Kieserman Sep 22, 2024 26 1 3 Share This fall, Apple and Google are introducing AI photo editing features into their new phones. Given the (as yet mostly unfulfilled) hype cycles of how “AI will change everything” of the past three years, it may seem like an insignificant milestone. In this essay, Julia Kieserman connects this trend with the broader history of photography, memory, and smartphones, and makes a convincing argument that this, in fact *will* change everything. — Hal Triedman,

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