Matt Growcoot

Matt Growcoot is a news reporter at PetaPixel, where he covers the latest developments in photography and technology. He has a keen interest in AI and its impact on the world of photography. Growcoot has reported on various AI companies such as Runway, Meta, and Presti, often highlighting their advancements in image generation and video AI. His work often involves analyzing the potential consequences of these technologies on photographers and the industry as a whole. Growcoot also covers other topics related to photography, including historical events, photo competitions, and interviews with prominent photographers.

Biography:  https://petapixel.com/author/mattgrowcoot/

80%

The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermines the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
Analysis.OverallConflictOfInterestScore * 0.3F + Analysis.OverallBiasScore * 0.3F + Analysis.DeceptivenessScore * 0.3F + Analysis.ReadabilityScore * 0.1F

A score that takes into consideration the content for flow, interruptions with ads, and overt search engine optimization techniques that makes the content hard to understand

The Daily's Verdict

This author has a mixed reputation for journalistic standards. It is advisable to fact-check, scrutinize for bias, and check for conflicts of interest before relying on the author's reporting.

Bias

80%

Examples:

  • The author has a slight tendency to report on AI technology in a neutral or slightly positive light.

Conflicts of Interest

80%

Examples:

  • The author has reported on AI companies such as Runway, Meta, and Presti without disclosing potential conflicts of interest.

Contradictions

75%

Examples:

  • An AI video generated on Runway in the style of photography YouTuber Benjamin Hardman appeared, even though the company claimed its director mode with camera controls.
  • Runway used hundreds of YouTube videos to train its latest Gen-3 model, despite Google's terms of service considering it a violation.
  • The former employee who leaked the Runway spreadsheet said they hope that by sharing this information, 'people will have a better understanding of the scale of these companies and what they're doing to make 'cool' videos.'

Deceptions

75%

Examples:

  • An AI video generated on Runway in the style of photography YouTuber Benjamin Hardman... Lo-and-behold, an AI video of a photographer who looks a lot like Hardman taking photos in Iceland appears.

Recent Articles

Runway's Text-to-Video AI Model Trained on Unauthorized YouTube Videos: A Scandal with Ethical and Legal Implications

Runway's Text-to-Video AI Model Trained on Unauthorized YouTube Videos: A Scandal with Ethical and Legal Implications

Broke On: Thursday, 25 July 2024 Runway, a multi-billion dollar AI tech company, faced controversy over its text-to-video generator Gen-3's training on unauthorized YouTube videos from major entertainment companies and individual creators like Netflix, Disney, Nintendo, Rockstar Games, MKBHD and Linus Tech Tips. An anonymous employee admitted to downloading videos using proxies for training without permission. Google's policies prohibit unauthorized use of its content for AI training purposes with potential legal action and reputation damage.
Runway's Gen-3 Alpha: Pushing the Boundaries of AI Video Generation with Expressive Human Characters and Precise Key-framing

Runway's Gen-3 Alpha: Pushing the Boundaries of AI Video Generation with Expressive Human Characters and Precise Key-framing

Broke On: Monday, 17 June 2024 Runway's new Gen-3 Alpha AI model generates high-quality, detailed, and realistic 10-second videos through large-scale multimodal training. Excelling in expressive human characters and precise keyframing, it challenges competitors like OpenAI's Sora and Luma AI's Dream Machine with advanced capabilities.

Meta Launches Standalone AI Image Generator 'Imagine'

Broke On: Wednesday, 06 December 2023 Meta has launched a standalone AI image generator called 'Imagine with Meta AI'. The tool was trained on 1.1 billion publicly visible Facebook and Instagram images. Meta plans to add watermarks to the generated content for increased transparency and traceability. The Meta Imagine service is currently region-locked and may not be available in all countries.