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Blue Planet III uses murkier footage to signal authenticity amid AI boom

To reassure audiences that the animals are real rather than AI-generated, Blue Planet III’s producers say they are including murkier, less-polished images. The BBC series, narrated by David Attenborough, returns with more animal behaviour and technology such as an underwater CCTV camera. The previous instalment highlighted plastic pollution.

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Blue Planet III uses murkier footage to signal authenticity amid AI boom
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What to know

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    The series will use the “stonefish” cam, described as the world’s first underwater CCTV camera.

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    The return comes nearly a decade after Blue Planet II highlighted plastic pollution and 25 years after the original Blue Planet aired.

Why it matters

The approach reflects the producers’ concern about viewers’ trust in the footage’s authenticity amid the AI boom.

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