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Poetry Camera writes poems on its own using AI<\/h2>\n

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Poetry <\/span>Camera<\/a> makes and prints poems about the people, objects, and surroundings it photographs using <\/span>AI<\/a>. Reminiscent of an instant camera, there\u2019s a large, protruding camera lens on the boxy frame, which scans the subject. Below it, there\u2019s a slit where the receipt-like paper prints out the poems that the AI Poetry Camera digitally pens. The design looks comical with the sizeable shutter button and viewfinder, but there\u2019s also a nostalgic sense about it, knowing that it gives the <\/span>user<\/a> stanzas on a piece of paper rather than projecting them on a screen.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The AI language model that the Poetry Camera uses is from Anthropic named Claude 4. It\u2019s the reason the device can write poems almost instantly using literary language. The user can choose the type of AI-generated poem they want, from haiku, sonnet, and limerick to alliteration and free verse, using the built-in knob. So far, the images and poems aren\u2019t stored digitally on the Poetry Camera, meaning that the only copy the user has is the printed receipt. <\/span><\/p>\n

all images courtesy of Poetry Camera | photo by Kaylee Pugliese\/RISD<\/p>\n

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Device needs wifi connection to work<\/h2>\n

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Kelin Zhang and Ryan Mather, the masterminds behind the Poetry Camera, have a \u2018microfactory\u2019 in New York where they assemble the <\/span>device<\/a> by hand. It\u2019s a small team because they want to individually piece the parts together to add their personal touch to the end result. The frame is made of vacuum-cast plastic housings, and the device runs on a Raspberry Pi Zero 2\u202fW with a Raspberry Pi Camera Module 3. There\u2019s a catch, however. The device can\u2019t work without a WiFi connection. It relies on it to make the language <\/span>model<\/a> work and start churning out AI-made poems.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The team says that the Poetry Camera that writes poems on its own doesn\u2019t train the AI model it uses. About Anthropic\u2019s Claude 4, they also add that they \u2018care to pick reputable AI model providers that do not train on your data.\u2019 For those who are crafty, they can build the device on their own, as Kelin Zhang and Ryan Mather make it <\/span>open-source<\/a>. In case the user isn\u2019t so handy, they can just order the Poetry Camera, start taking pictures, and wait for the device to write and print the poems on a piece of receipt-like paper.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

there\u2019s a slit below the lens where the receipt-like paper prints out the poems<\/p>\n

sample AI-generated poem by the device<\/p>\n

view of the redesigned camera with a knob that lets users choose the type of poem they want<\/p>\n

view of the poem printed on a receipt-like paper | photo by Sam McAllister \/ Anthropic<\/p>\n

first test assembly with the new mainboard<\/p>\n

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the team assembles the parts by hand in New York<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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project info:<\/p>\n

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name: Poetry Camera<\/span><\/a> | <\/span>@poetry.camera<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

design: Kelin Zhang, Ryan Mather<\/span><\/p>\n

research: Anthropic<\/span><\/a> | <\/span>@anthropicai<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

language model: Claude 4<\/span><\/p>\n

files: here<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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