An engineer created an AI camera without a lens - it generates a photo by location

Dutch engineer Bjorn Karmann introduced Paragraphica camera, which does not take real photos, but generates images using artificial intelligence. To do this, it uses location data.

Externally, the device looks like a regular camera with eyelets for a strap and space for a tripod. However, instead of a lens, there is a spider-like plug, and on the inside there is a small touch screen on which you can adjust images in real time. Adjustment is carried out using three "knobs" on the top of the case.

The Paragraphica display shows your current location, time of day, temperature, date, and nearby objects. It is on the basis of this data that the AI ​​​​camera generates photos. She needs internet access to work.

The device is based on a Raspberry Pi 4 single-board computer. The body is 3D printed. The Stable Diffusion API is used as a model for generating images.

The project also has web version, where in theory you can take a "snapshot" of your location. However, in Russia the site is practically unavailable.