a new feature Apple just rolled out is pretty cool
You need an iPhone 12 pro or later because they have lidar
The latest software update introduced AI feature to generate 3D
photos I took long ago now popping out 3D
Apple is not promoting it as far as I can tell. It's just a little pop up surprise.
Liberator
Posted by mender on March 18, 2026, 10:25 am, in reply to "Apple's 3D surprise"
Interesting.
Amazing what can be done with CT, a 3-D printer and the mind to…
And perhaps a bit scary.
On the other hand, after us walking around on the planet for 10 or 15,000 years the Wright brothers were able to lay the groundwork n Western Air Express to get commercial air flight off the ground and profitable, but that only came to be after the technology was adopted by the military and adapted for War.
Apparently, the competitive nature of ‘not always cautious’ Caucasian Europeans can provide us with a stumbling block to peaceful cooperation, especially if you’re Austrian, or German, but do much to stimulate some areas of Technological development like US who are achieving such in America after winning two world wars, and in the relatively short span of 250 years -
Compared to ‘how far we’ve come’ in the last 2% of our existence, one can only wonder how really fascinating it is to view the exponential growth of what the people of any country can do under the wise responsibility and sound leadership of ‘the chosen one’…
One can only hope the current developers of AI have read Isaac Asimov, and will incorporate the Three Laws of Robotics into their programming
