TWiP 468: Ghost in the Machine

One of the main purposes of technology is to make our lives better, by taking over mundane tasks so that we can – theoretically – be more productive in other areas. Over the past several years we’ve seen advances in facial recognition and machine learning that have been steadily making inroads into consumer software. Apple added “Faces” to Apple Photos, Google added similar, albeit much deeper cloud-based photo recognition to its consumer photography product. But is all of this a pandora’s box inside of a trojan horse?

In this episode, we discuss the good aspects of machine learning and photo recognition technologies. As well as the scary parts of having faceless servers analyzing, and potentially making behavior inferences based on the mountains of data gathered about our daily lives.

Links Mentioned in This Episode

* The roll helps your find the best photos on your phone

* Watch out DJI Osmo – the new Roxor 4K gimbal camera is just $199

* Update to DJI Go app finally brings Facebook live streaming

* Google’s new gigapixel camera caputres every paint stroke in famous artworks

* Phlearn’s 1 Million Subscriber contest

* Phlearn’s Photoshop 101-301 coming soon

Picks of the Week

* Aaron: Nix Color Sensor

* Brian: MXL USB.008 Large-Diaphragm condenser microphone

* Juan: Google’s Motion Stills app

* Frederick: DaVinci Resolve 12.5

TWiP 468 is brought to you by:

TWiP School

This episode of TWiP is brought to you by the new TWiP School! We’ve just launched and the school already has THOUSANDS of students and several photography courses to choose from.

Check it out today at http://www.TWiPSchool.com

Vietnam Trip

This November, Frederick is taking a few lucky TWiPPERs to the beautiful and colorful country of Vietnam. It’ll be an adventure full of photography, food, laughs and FUN. Come hang out for two weeks and come away with photos and memories and adventures to brag about that you never thought possible.

Sign up today at http://twip.pro/vietnam2016

Connect with Our Hosts & Guests

* Aaron Nace: Website, Twitter, Google+, Instagram

* Juan Pons: Website, Twitter, Google+

* Brian Fisher: Website

* Frederick Van Johnson: Website,