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Blue Planet III features cloudier footage to prove authenticity amid AI boom

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Producers of the BBC's David Attenborough-narrated Blue Planet III say the series deliberately includes cloudier, less polished shots to counter AI fakery and reassure viewers that what they are seeing is authentic. The series returns nearly a decade after Blue Planet II highlighted plastic pollution.

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Blue Planet III features cloudier footage to prove authenticity amid AI boom
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BBC series deliberately uses ‘more organic’ shots to assure viewers animals are not AI-generated, producers say

The David Attenborough-narrated series Blue Planet III deliberately includes cloudier, less polished footage to counter AI fakery and assure viewers it is “authentic”, its producers have said.

Nearly a decade after Blue Planet II shone a light on plastic pollution, and 25 years since the first Blue Planet aired, the hit BBC series is returning with more animal behaviour and cutting-edge technology, including the world’s first underwater CCTV camera – dubbed “stonefish” cam.

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  • Producers say the series deliberately uses less polished, "more organic" footage to counter AI fakery.
  • The aim is to assure viewers the animal footage is authentic.
  • The return comes nearly a decade after Blue Planet II and 25 years after the first series aired.
  • New technology includes an underwater CCTV camera dubbed "stonefish" cam.

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