“In the age of AI, viewers are going to be increasingly curious”

In the age of AI-generated content, anytime photographs merely look both “undoctored” and “impressive,” viewers are likely to be curious whether those photos are undoctored. (Viewers can already see which photos are “impressive.”)

That viewer curiosity will often surface regardless of what the photographer wants the viewer to think, and regardless of whether it is a non-news photograph.

Photographers can deal with viewers’ curiosity however they choose, including ignoring it and letting viewers make their own assumptions.

No photographer is ever obligated to explain any photograph.