Monday, July 23, 2018

Entirely New Art Form

The picture on the right was hanging on my wall. I trained it as a style transfer model and then applied the model to the picture of my daughter on the left. The model was built with TuriCreate and I wrote the software in Swift with CoreML.



Best Camera has asked me to review several Apps that use machine learning and style transfers for this new art form. Some are very creative.

Here is a link to an article I wrote for Apple about TuriCreate.  


Rob Adamson



AI Creative

So you think Artificial Intelligence is incapable of creativity and that it will destroy the Earth? Well, at least we won't be destroyed creatively. On the other hand, what if AI understood the futility of Nuclear Weapons and helped humans evolve? What if it helped us to fly beyond our small rock?



At IBM they are on a quest for AI Creativity.


This movie trailer was created with AI




Sunday, July 8, 2018

Marco Polo

My daughter introduced me to the Marco Polo video walkie talkie App. It’s hillarious. This is a non-interactive video messaging solution.



Marco Polo makes it easy to send selfie video messages. Use it anytime. Make a quick video short. Your recipient contact receives a notification once you’ve started recording your message, They are able to watch you live or watch later.

The App has video filters to make you look cool and voice alteration for funny voice response. I find myself using the helium voice because it makes my kids laugh. To change the video filter, swipe left and right on the screen.

I find this App more convenient than FaceTime. You don’t need direct contact and if you don’t like your message, just redo it. And sometimes it’s easier and faster to send a quick video instead of typing on your mobile. 

Best Camera recommends trying this App

Tuesday, July 3, 2018

About Wattpad by Rob Adamson




Checkout Wattpad. I post articles occasionally here on Best Camera along with other writers, photographers, and coders. I thought it would be fun to tell you about Wattpad. This is a site where writers publish chapters of their books as they finish them. They receive feedback from other writers and readers.

This service is pretty slick. And they have a companion App.

Download the Wattpad App Here

If you are working on a new book or just want to read free stories from creative writers, check out this site.