Sagami Railway and Adobe aim to use AI to address problematic behavior of train photographers in Japan.
Sagami Railway and Adobe aim to improve train photography by teaching toritetsu to use AI for removing unwanted elements from photos.
Finally, some AI that makes sense! Toritetsu, the Japanese train photography enthusiasts, have been known for some wild behavior—think violence and vandalism—all in the name of getting the perfect train shot. You'd think it’s just a chill hobby, but no, they often clash in pursuit of those rare trains. With these problems still hanging around, Sagami Railway in Kanagawa has teamed up with Adobe to help these folks capture images without the drama.
On November 24th at Hoshikawa Station, a workshop showed toritetsu how to use Adobe Express’s generative AI to zap away unwanted people or objects from their photos. I mean, you can’t forget that viral moment when a huge dude on a bike totally photobombed these photographers at night! It’s all in a day’s work, though, as I used Adobe Photoshop to recreate that chaos, then edited him away and even thought about swapping trains for a sailboat! Although some die-hard toritetsu fans might not dig AI tweaks, the workshop got mixed reviews. Still, if it means fewer people causing a ruckus around train stations, count that as a win, right?
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