I guess I’m pretty old when it comes to social media managers… I understand an audience, I can spot a scam at some distance, I know if your followers are bots or if they’re genuine, etc… Seen it all… All that said, the new age of ‘Ai Everything’ is going to be a tricky one!
Can you spot Ai? (Can you?)
A lot of people can, but a lot of people can’t! I know I’ve been caught out a couple of times, but you have to go with common sense - is that unicorn real? would a lion drink coffee? Despite you nodding your head and yelling at the screen “I KNOW WHATS AI YOU MORON” there are so so soooo many people that don’t - Don’t get me wrong, there is absolutely a place for Ai (or what people call Ai) but including it in every marketing pitch, every app, its all a bit much, eh?
Good Ai? Ai for Good?
In addition to making memes and Photographers are using these large language models for stuff that helps them, I’ve sorted a quick list below at some of the top suggested uses as a photographer… Do you have any to add?
Editing & Retouching: AI-powered tools like Lightroom, Luminar, and Photoshop use machine learning to automate tasks like skin smoothing, background removal, sky replacement, and color correction—saving hours of manual work.
Culling & Organization: AI can analyze large photo sets to pick the best shots based on facial expressions, focus, composition, and even client preferences, making the selection process much faster.
Keywording & Metadata Tagging: AI can auto-generate relevant keywords and tags for photos, which is especially useful for stock photographers and digital asset management.
Creative Assistance: AI can generate mood boards, suggest composition improvements, or even create realistic photo composites or virtual backgrounds based on prompts.
Client Communication & Marketing: AI chatbots, email tools, and social media schedulers help photographers automate client interactions, generate captions, and plan posts—freeing up time to focus on shooting.
But is it all getting out of hand?
I’m not sure if I’ve relayed the story told to me by my electrician back in the London days… He was convinced that, as devices became smarter, that they would all realise they were connected via the power grid, start talking on their own little (massive) iOt network and then rise up against humanity (or whatever is left of humanity)
I mean, crazy right? Possible? Who Knows…
Can you spot Ai in use and are you using it in your daily life? Leave a comment and let me know.
From t’internet… (here)