Fool me once? Popular Instagram photographer admits his work is actually AI-generated

American artist Jos Avery has had a rapid uptake in followers on his Instagram photography account, but all is not as it seems. His account @averyseasonart boasts more than 32,000 fans and the striking, mostly black and white portraits have garnered huge amounts of praise in their individual comment sections. The only problem, though, is that none of the people depicted in the images are actually real. Avery has so far posted 179 pieces alongside the name of the subject and an anecdote about their lives – but it turns out it’s all down to artificial intelligence (AI) rather than skilled photog…

Read More