Adrian HonMar 11, 2023

Interesting thread concluding that Samsung is using an AI model to replace users’ blurry, super-zoomed photos of the Moon with slightly higher res textures.

How did they discover this?

1. They downloaded a high res image of the Moon
2. Downscaled it to a blurry 170x170px image on their computer monitor
3. Took a photo of it on the Samsung with the room lights out

…and they got a magically higher-res Moon! Clever.

https://reddit.com/r/Android/comments/11nzrb0/samsung_space_zoom_moon_shots_are_fake_and_here/

Samsung "space zoom" moon shots are fake, and here is the proof

**This post has been updated with several additional experiments in newer posts, which address most comments and clarify what exactly is going...

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Show threadPete Alex Harris🦡🕸️🌲/∞🪐∫Mar 11, 2023

@adrianhon
On the one hand, why not. It's not really a lie any more than a blurry photo would have been, and people will be happier with the results.

On the other hand, if anything unusual happens to the moon like a new big crater from an impact, people with Samsung phones or similar image enhancement tech won't be able to get a picture of it.

Show threadMark SaltveitMar 11, 2023

@petealexharris @adrianhon Why not? Because it's false, a lie. If you start there, without notifying users, what's to stop a company or government from replacing photos with substantively different ones?

Photos of the J6 insurrection could be "enhanced" to ones showing peaceful "tourists" hugging police officers.

Show threadPete Alex Harris🦡🕸️🌲/∞🪐∫Mar 11, 2023

@taoish @adrianhon

Which I'm sure would be convincing until you count their fingers.

But there's nothing to stop a government doing that whether Samsung make moon photos prettier or not. Not everything is a slippery slope.

Show threadMark SaltveitMar 12, 2023
@petealexharris @adrianhon it remains a lie when Samsung does it though. Without asking and receiving explicit permission, they're just deleting your photo and sneaking in another one. Which is bizarre and controlling.
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