THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
August 3, 2023 at 18:59 JST
This colorized photo of Hiroko Miyahara, right, who died from leukemia seven years after the atomic bombing, was created using artificial intelligence technology with the help of Hiroshi Ishikawa, a professor at Waseda University’s Faculty of Science and Engineering. (Provided by Michiko Morita)
In this series, The Asahi Shimbun traces the impact on children of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945. Their stories are told through interviews with their families, and from the memoirs of survivors and records compiled by Hiroshima city. The photos were provided by the bereaved families. Some of the images were colorized using artificial intelligence technology with the help of Hiroshi Ishikawa, a professor at Waseda University’s Faculty of Science and Engineering, whose team developed the technology. [Read More]
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