APPLE USES AI TO ADD 'FAKE PIXELS' TO PHOTOS
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Apple's iOS 27 Photos app will use generative AI to enhance images by adding synthetic pixels to shots. The company's Camera Chief Jon McCormack says the technology serves a purpose beyond AI for its own sake.
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