November 2, 2026
Well, it has been coming for some time now, but it appears AI is this close to replacing—or permanently perverting—our most treasured photographs.
It's still not perfect, but I think it's safe to say we are within sight of the "Game Over" sign in the authentic photo department. What will this do to the field of photo collecting? Or, worse yet, the authenticity of old photos? One thing is certain, it will muddy our view of the past. Granted, most of us in the history business can still spot the fakes, but what happens when we leave the stage and all the photos look equally valid?
Wavers And Other Miscreants
I just read about "chronological snobbery" which is the assumption—coined by C. S. Lewis and Owen Barfield in the mid‑20th century—that ideas, beliefs, or works from earlier periods are inferior simply because they are old. All of which makes this little dittie even more zany:
Three Art Shows I Am Prepping Even As You Read This
1. The Duke of Dust
2. The Old Vaquero Sayings
3. Real Wild Women of The Real Wild West
Two of them are scheduled at major museums in Arizona. The other one will be named later.
"History is nothing more than a dream. Those who made it dream things that never happened; those who study it dream of things past; those who teach it dream that they own the truth."
—Rodolfo Usigli, El Gesticulador
