If they say what this is, then fine, if they don’t then its a problem.
The reason being that an artist rendition is almost clearly an artist rendition, whereas ai imagery can look cannily like an actual photograph, and therefore present itself as a primary document.
The problem with misrepresenting, whether deliberately or accidentally, primary documentation is that this is supposed to be a documentary, one of the few show types where fact and accuracy (should) matter.
There’s no reason to even hide this. If there’s no photo to use there in the past they would have had an artist rendition, this is no difference.
A disclaimer that it is AI generated like an artist rendition would not deter from the impact at all.
I think it is a question of representation.
If they say what this is, then fine, if they don’t then its a problem.
The reason being that an artist rendition is almost clearly an artist rendition, whereas ai imagery can look cannily like an actual photograph, and therefore present itself as a primary document.
The problem with misrepresenting, whether deliberately or accidentally, primary documentation is that this is supposed to be a documentary, one of the few show types where fact and accuracy (should) matter.