According to The Verge, Sony's new Xperia one VIII smartphone includes an AI Camera Assistant. When Sony first announced the feature, the company promoted the device using some of the worst photos ever taken on a Sony camera—all captured using the new AI assistant. Reviewer Dominic Preston spent a week testing the Xperia one VIII and confirms the reality matches the preview: Sony's artificial intelligence for smartphone photography apparently makes the photos worse, not better. It's a reminder that not every technological innovation is actually an improvement.

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