Opening Plenary with Li Qiang, Premier of the People's Republic of China and Klaus and Hilde Schwab at the at the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2023 in Tianjin, People's Republic of China, 27 June 2023. Tianjin Meijiang Convention Center. Copyright: World Economic Forum/Benedikt von Loebell

Opening Plenary with Li Qiang, Premier of the People's Republic of China and Klaus and Hilde Schwab at the at the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2023 in Tianjin, People's Republic of China, 27 June 2023. Tianjin Meijiang Convention Center. Copyright: World Economic Forum/Benedikt von Loebell

Participants in the Learn about E-Skin and Wearables with University of Tokyo session at the at the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2023 in Tianjin, People's Republic of China, 27 June 2023. Tianjin Meijiang Convention Center - Hub B. Copyright: World Economic Forum/Faruk Pinjo

Impressions from the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2023 in Tianjin, People's Republic of China, 28 June 2023. Tianjin Administration Council Building. Copyright: World Economic Forum/PASCAL BITZ

Impressions from the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2023 in Tianjin, People's Republic of China, 27 June 2023. Tianjin Meijiang Convention Center. Copyright: World Economic Forum/PASCAL BITZ

Participants in the Horizon Scan: China Future Trends session at the at the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2023 in Tianjin, People's Republic of China, 27 June 2023. Tianjin Meijiang Convention Center - Betazone Room. Copyright: World Economic Forum/Greg Beadle

Atmospheric Moods: The Raw Power and Beauty of Earth's Climate

This collection represents a visual journey through the dynamic and ever-changing moods of our planet's atmosphere. It explores the fascinating duality of nature: the serene beauty of high-altitude cirrus clouds and vibrant rainbows contrasting with the raw, chaotic energy of electrical storms and hurricane-force winds.

From the ethereal glow of the aurora borealis dancing over mountain silhouettes to the microscopic detail of frozen hail, these scenes capture the climatic phenomena that shape our world. The series aims to evoke the feeling of witnessing the sublime power of the elements, ranging from the golden warmth of a sunrise to the ominous darkness of approaching thunderheads.

Images generated by Artificial Intelligence

Participants in the „China's Economy The Big Rebound“ session at the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2023 in Tianjin, People's Republic of China, 29 June 2023. Tianjin Meijiang Convention Center "Studio" Room - Copyright: World Economic Forum/Jakob Polacsek

Anju Abrol, Regional Head, Wholesale Banking, Asia-Pacific, ING Bank, Singapore, Deng Jianling, Director of the Board and President, China Huaneng Group, People's Republic of China, Fred Hu, Founder and Chairman, Primavera Capital Group, People's Republic of China, Naoko Ishii, Director, Center for Global Commons, University of Tokyo, Japan, Li Xin, Managing Editor, Caixin Global, People's Republic of China speaking in the „Climate Finance in China“ session at the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2023 in Tianjin, People's Republic of China, 28 June 2023. Tianjin Meijiang Convention Center "Studio" Room - Copyright: World Economic Forum/Jakob Polacsek

Charlotte Pera, Vice-President and Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Bezos Earth Fund, USA, Zhang Xiaoyan, Chair Professor of Finance; Associate Dean, PBC School of Finance, Tsinghua University, People's Republic of China speaking in the „Could Climate Change Cause a Financial Crisis?“ session at the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2023 in Tianjin, People's Republic of China, 28 June 2023. Tianjin Meijiang Convention Center "Hub D" Room - Copyright: World Economic Forum/Jakob Polacsek

Henk Ovink, Special Envoy for International Water Affairs of the Netherlands; Sherpa to the High Level Panel on Water, David Pong Sheung Yan, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Wateroam, Singapore and Snehal Verma, Director, Co-Founder, NatureDots, India speaking in the „Aquapreneurs in Asia“ session at the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2023 in Tianjin, People's Republic of China, 27 June 2023. Tianjin Meijiang Convention Center "Hub C" Room - Copyright: World Economic Forum/Jakob Polacsek

Henk Ovink, Special Envoy for International Water Affairs of the Netherlands; Sherpa to the High Level Panel on Water, David Pong Sheung Yan, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Wateroam, Singapore and Snehal Verma, Director, Co-Founder, NatureDots, India speaking in the „Aquapreneurs in Asia“ session at the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2023 in Tianjin, People's Republic of China, 27 June 2023. Tianjin Meijiang Convention Center "Hub C" Room - Copyright: World Economic Forum/Jakob Polacsek

Vincent Mattera, Chief Executive Officer, Coherent, USA speaking in the „Lifting SMEs to the Digital Age“ session at the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2023 in Tianjin, People's Republic of China, 27 June 2023. Tianjin Meijiang Convention Center "Hub C" Room - Copyright: World Economic Forum/Jakob Polacsek

Neeraj Aggarwal, Regional Chair, Asia-Pacific, Boston Consulting Group, India, Carol Liao, Chairman, Greater China, Boston Consulting Group, Hong Kong SAR, China, Wu Chun, Managing Director and Senior Partner, Boston Consulting Group, Hong Kong SAR, China and

Kirsten Salyer, Head of Editorial Strategy and Thought Leadership, World Economic Forum speaking in the Building Future-Ready Companies session at the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2023 in Tianjin, People's Republic of China, 28 June 2023. Tianjin Meijiang Convention Center - Room: Briefing Center. Copyright: World Economic Forum/Benedikt von Loebell

Impressions from the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2023 in Tianjin, People's Republic of China, 27 June 2023. Tianjin Meijiang Convention Center. Copyright: World Economic Forum/Benedikt von Loebell

Impressions from the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2023 in Tianjin, People's Republic of China, 27 June 2023. Tianjin Meijiang Convention Center. Copyright: World Economic Forum/Benedikt von Loebell

Impressions from the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2023 in Tianjin, People's Republic of China, 27 June 2023. Tianjin Meijiang Convention Center. Copyright: World Economic Forum/Benedikt von Loebell

Opening Plenary with Li Qiang, Premier of the People's Republic of China and Klaus and Hilde Schwab at the at the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2023 in Tianjin, People's Republic of China, 27 June 2023. Tianjin Meijiang Convention Center. Copyright: World Economic Forum/Benedikt von Loebell

Opening Plenary with Li Qiang, Premier of the People's Republic of China and Klaus and Hilde Schwab at the at the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2023 in Tianjin, People's Republic of China, 27 June 2023. Tianjin Meijiang Convention Center. Copyright: World Economic Forum/Benedikt von Loebell

Impressions from the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2023 in Tianjin, People's Republic of China, 28 June 2023. Tianjin Meijiang Convention Center. Copyright: World Economic Forum/Jakob Polacsek

Impressions from the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2023 in Tianjin, People's Republic of China, 27 June 2023. Tianjin Meijiang Convention Center. Copyright: World Economic Forum/PASCAL BITZ

Francisco Betti, Head, Global Industries Team; Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum, Aba Schubert, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Dorae, United Kingdom, Tan Chong Meng, Group Chief Executive Officer, PSA International, Singapore speaking in the Combating Hacked Supply Chains session at the at the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2023 in Tianjin, People's Republic of China, 27 June 2023. Tianjin Meijiang Convention Center Hub A Room. Copyright: World Economic Forum/Greg Beadle

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Sanjeev Gupta, Executive Director, Financial Services, Africa Finance Corporation - AFC, Nigeria, Dora Liu, Deputy Chief Executive Officer; Chief Quality and Transformation Officer, Deloitte, People's Republic of China, Younes Sekkouri, Minister of Economic Inclusion, Small Business, Employment and Skills of Morocco, Shani Senbetta, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Kidame Mart, Ethiopia, Kellee Tsai, Dean of Humanities and Social Science, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong SAR, China, Sanjeev Gupta, Executive Director, Financial Services, Africa Finance Corporation - AFC, Nigeria speaking in the „Trickle Up Unleashing SME Potential“ session at the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2023 in Tianjin, People's Republic of China, 29 June 2023. Tianjin Meijiang Convention Center "Ignite" Room - Copyright: World Economic Forum/Jakob Polacsek

Participants in the „Against the Odds Funding Tomorrow’s World“ session at the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2023 in Tianjin, People's Republic of China, 28 June 2023. Tianjin Meijiang Convention Center "Betazone" Room - Copyright: World Economic Forum/Jakob Polacsek

Wang Guoyu, Dean, Academy of Air, Space Policy and Law, Beijing Institute of Technology, People's Republic of China speaking in the „Space Exploration for Everyone“ session at the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2023 in Tianjin, People's Republic of China, 27 June 2023. Tianjin Meijiang Convention Center "Hub D" Room - Copyright: World Economic Forum/Jakob Polacsek

Terry Li Yang, General Manager, Vertical Industry Ecology, Tencent Smart Retail, Tencent Holdings, People's Republic of China speaking in the „Commerce to Content The Evolution of Super Apps“ session at the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2023 in Tianjin, People's Republic of China, 27 June 2023. Tianjin Meijiang Convention Center "Hub A" Room - Copyright: World Economic Forum/Jakob Polacsek - Copyright: World Economic Forum/Jakob Polacsek

Chen Shaowang, Mayor of Dalian, People's Republic of China, Børge Brende, President, World Economic Forum and Zhang Gong, Mayor of Tianjin, People's Republic of China speaking in the Closing Remarks session at the at the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2023 in Tianjin, People's Republic of China, 29 June 2023. Tianjin Meijiang Convention Center - Studio. Copyright: World Economic Forum/Faruk Pinjo

Felix Tapiwa Mhona, Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Development of Zimbabwe, Nonkululeko Nyembezi, Chairman, Standard Bank Group, South Africa, Wang Yiwei, Professor, Renmin University of China, People's Republic of China, Wang Guan, Host and Senior Journalist, Leaders Talk, CCTV, China Global Television Network (CGTN), People's Republic of China speaking in the China and Africa: Mutually Transformative session at the at the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2023 in Tianjin, People's Republic of China, 29 June 2023. Tianjin Meijiang Convention Center - Arena Room. Copyright: World Economic Forum/Greg Beadle

Peter Brown, Global People & Organisation Leader, PwC, USA

Amy Cai, Managing Partner, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), PwC, People's Republic of China, Thomas Leung, Managing Partner - Markets, PwC China, PwC, People's Republic of China, Elton Yeung, Vice-Chairman, PwC China, PwC, Hong Kong SAR, China and Georg Schmitt, Head of Digital and Marketing; Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum

speaking in the The Global Workforce session at the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2023 in Tianjin, People's Republic of China, 28 June 2023. Tianjin Meijiang Convention Center - Room: Briefing Centre. Copyright: World Economic Forum/Benedikt von Loebell

Opening Plenary with Li Qiang, Premier of the People's Republic of China and Klaus and Hilde Schwab at the at the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2023 in Tianjin, People's Republic of China, 27 June 2023. Tianjin Meijiang Convention Center. Copyright: World Economic Forum/Benedikt von Loebell

Opening Plenary with Li Qiang, Premier of the People's Republic of China and Klaus and Hilde Schwab at the at the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2023 in Tianjin, People's Republic of China, 27 June 2023. Tianjin Meijiang Convention Center. Copyright: World Economic Forum/Benedikt von Loebell

Opening Plenary with Li Qiang, Premier of the People's Republic of China and Klaus and Hilde Schwab at the at the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2023 in Tianjin, People's Republic of China, 27 June 2023. Tianjin Meijiang Convention Center. Copyright: World Economic Forum/Benedikt von Loebell

See my albums list for some of my best work: www.flickr.com/photos/200044612@N04/albums/

See my main account for my photography, videos, fractal images and more here: www.flickr.com/photos/josh-rokman/

Made with Image Creator from Microsoft Designer, formerly known as the Bing Image Creator. Powered by DALL·E 3.

I think that AI image generation is similar in many ways to photography. The camera itself handles all the fine details, but the photographer is in charge of curating the types of images that will be created.

Ultimately, it is all about maximizing the probability that something good will be created.

This is very similar to AI image generation, in terms of the skills involved and what the human does vs. what the machine does.

You can't compare AI image generation to the process of actually making these images from scratch with 3D software or paint/pencils, where the human controls every detail.

However, I think the process really is very similar to that of photography, as I made the case for above. I think that DALL-E 3 is by far the most powerful AI image generation tool currently available.

- Josh

Sanjeev Gupta, Executive Director, Financial Services, Africa Finance Corporation - AFC, Nigeria, Dora Liu, Deputy Chief Executive Officer; Chief Quality and Transformation Officer, Deloitte, People's Republic of China, Younes Sekkouri, Minister of Economic Inclusion, Small Business, Employment and Skills of Morocco, Shani Senbetta, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Kidame Mart, Ethiopia, Kellee Tsai, Dean of Humanities and Social Science, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong SAR, China, Sanjeev Gupta, Executive Director, Financial Services, Africa Finance Corporation - AFC, Nigeria speaking in the „Trickle Up Unleashing SME Potential“ session at the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2023 in Tianjin, People's Republic of China, 29 June 2023. Tianjin Meijiang Convention Center "Ignite" Room - Copyright: World Economic Forum/Jakob Polacsek

Lim Seok Hui, Chief Executive Officer, Philanthropy Asia Alliance, Singapore, Ma Jun, Chairman, Green Finance Committee, China Society for Finance and Banking, People's Republic of China, Peya Mushelenga, Minister of Information and Communication Technology of Namibia, Joseph Luc Ngai, Chairman, Greater China, McKinsey & Company, Hong Kong SAR, China, Sabrina Peng Yijie, Chief Sustainability Officer, Ant Group, People's Republic of China, Børge Brende, President, World Economic Forum, Spriha Srivastava, United Kingdom Bureau Chief, Insider, USA speaking in the „Innovating for the Planet“ session at the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2023 in Tianjin, People's Republic of China, 29 June 2023. Tianjin Meijiang Convention Center "Arena" Room - Copyright: World Economic Forum/Jakob Polacsek

Brand Cheng, Chief Executive Officer, Foxconn Industrial Internet, People's Republic of China, Jay Lee, Clark Distinguished Professor; Director, Industrial AI Center, University of Maryland, USA, Ni Jun, Chief Manufacturing Officer, Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL), People's Republic of China, Rajat Agarwal, President, Greater China; Global Head, Lifestyle Adhesives, Henkel (China), People's Republic of China, Dai Jian, General Manager, Tianjin Office, Danfoss, Denmark, Darko Matovski, Chief Executive Officer, causaLens, United Kingdom, Zafer Üstüner, Chief Executive Officer, Arçelik Hitachi Home Appliances, Thailand, Junice Nicolier-Yeo, Editor, ESG Intelligence, Eco-Business, Singapore speaking in the „Insights from the Global Lighthouse Network“ session at the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2023 in Tianjin, People's Republic of China, 27 June 2023. Tianjin Meijiang Convention Center "Ignite" Room - Copyright: World Economic Forum/Jakob Polacsek

Participants in the „Commerce to Content The Evolution of Super Apps“ session at the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2023 in Tianjin, People's Republic of China, 27 June 2023. Tianjin Meijiang Convention Center "Hub A" Room - Copyright: World Economic Forum/Jakob Polacsek - Copyright: World Economic Forum/Jakob Polacsek

Mirek Dušek, Managing Director, World Economic Forum, Eswar Prasad, Professor, Cornell University, USA, Meirav Oren, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Versatile, USA, Keyu Jin, Professor of Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom and Jason Bordoff, Co-Dean, Columbia Climate School; Founding Director, Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia University, USA speaking in the Entrepreneurship in a Fast-Changing Economy session at the at the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2023 in Tianjin, People's Republic of China, 29 June 2023. Tianjin Meijiang Convention Center - Studio. Copyright: World Economic Forum/Faruk Pinjo

Mirek Dušek, Managing Director, World Economic Forum, Eswar Prasad, Professor, Cornell University, USA, Meirav Oren, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Versatile, USA, Keyu Jin, Professor of Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom and Jason Bordoff, Co-Dean, Columbia Climate School; Founding Director, Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia University, USA speaking in the Entrepreneurship in a Fast-Changing Economy session at the at the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2023 in Tianjin, People's Republic of China, 29 June 2023. Tianjin Meijiang Convention Center - Studio. Copyright: World Economic Forum/Faruk Pinjo

Jason Bordoff, Co-Dean, Columbia Climate School; Founding Director, Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia University, USA and Melissa C. Lott, Director, Research; Senior Research Scholar, Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia University, USA

speaking in the Chasing Carbon Zero with Columbia session at the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2023 in Tianjin, People's Republic of China, 29 June 2023. Tianjin Meijiang Convention Center - Room:Betazone. Copyright: World Economic Forum / Benedikt von Loebell

Eswar Prasad, Professor, Cornell University, USA, Wang Feng, Editor-in-Chief, FTChinese.com, United Kingdom speaking in the The Future of Moneysession at the at the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2023 in Tianjin, People's Republic of China, 28 June 2023. Tianjin Meijiang Convention Center - Briefing Room. Copyright: World Economic Forum/Greg Beadle

Impressions from the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2023 in Tianjin, People's Republic of China, 27 June 2023. Tianjin Meijiang Convention Center. Copyright: World Economic Forum/Benedikt von Loebell

Jeremy Allaire, Co-Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Circle Internet Financial, USA

Carrie Chan Kai Yi, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Avant, Hong Kong SAR, China

Mirek Dušek, Managing Director, World Economic Forum

Nonkululeko Nyembezi, Chairman, Standard Bank Group, South Africa

Meirav Oren, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Versatile, USA

Benedikt Sobotka, Chief Executive Officer, Eurasian Resources Group (ERG), Luxembourg

Moderated by

Saadia Zahidi, Managing Director, World Economic Forum speaking in the Banking in the "Meet the Co-Chairs of the Annual Meeting of the New Champions " session at the at the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2023 in Tianjin, People's Republic of China, 27 June 2023. Tianjin Meijiang Convention Center - "Pressconference Room". Copyright: World Economic Forum/Benedikt von Loebell

Jeremy Allaire, Co-Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Circle Internet Financial, USA

Carrie Chan Kai Yi, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Avant, Hong Kong SAR, China

Mirek Dušek, Managing Director, World Economic Forum

Nonkululeko Nyembezi, Chairman, Standard Bank Group, South Africa

Meirav Oren, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Versatile, USA

Benedikt Sobotka, Chief Executive Officer, Eurasian Resources Group (ERG), Luxembourg

Moderated by

Saadia Zahidi, Managing Director, World Economic Forum speaking in the Banking in the "Meet the Co-Chairs of the Annual Meeting of the New Champions " session at the at the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2023 in Tianjin, People's Republic of China, 27 June 2023. Tianjin Meijiang Convention Center - "Pressconference Room". Copyright: World Economic Forum/Benedikt von Loebell

Jeremy Allaire, Co-Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Circle Internet Financial, USA

Carrie Chan Kai Yi, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Avant, Hong Kong SAR, China

Mirek Dušek, Managing Director, World Economic Forum

Nonkululeko Nyembezi, Chairman, Standard Bank Group, South Africa

Meirav Oren, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Versatile, USA

Benedikt Sobotka, Chief Executive Officer, Eurasian Resources Group (ERG), Luxembourg

Moderated by

Saadia Zahidi, Managing Director, World Economic Forum speaking in the Banking in the "Meet the Co-Chairs of the Annual Meeting of the New Champions " session at the at the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2023 in Tianjin, People's Republic of China, 27 June 2023. Tianjin Meijiang Convention Center - "Pressconference Room". Copyright: World Economic Forum/Benedikt von Loebell

Jeremy Allaire, Co-Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Circle Internet Financial, USA

Carrie Chan Kai Yi, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Avant, Hong Kong SAR, China

Mirek Dušek, Managing Director, World Economic Forum

Nonkululeko Nyembezi, Chairman, Standard Bank Group, South Africa

Meirav Oren, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Versatile, USA

Benedikt Sobotka, Chief Executive Officer, Eurasian Resources Group (ERG), Luxembourg

Moderated by

Saadia Zahidi, Managing Director, World Economic Forum speaking in the Banking in the "Meet the Co-Chairs of the Annual Meeting of the New Champions " session at the at the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2023 in Tianjin, People's Republic of China, 27 June 2023. Tianjin Meijiang Convention Center - "Pressconference Room". Copyright: World Economic Forum/Benedikt von Loebell

Impressions from the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2023 in Tianjin, People's Republic of China, 27 June 2023. Tianjin Meijiang Convention Center. Copyright: World Economic Forum/PASCAL BITZ

Rona Chandrawati, Scientia Associate Professor and National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Fellow, University of New South Wales, Australia, Joseph Costantine, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, American University of Beirut, Lebanon, Angela Wu, Associate Professor, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong SAR, China, speaking in the Top 10 Emerging Technologies of 2023 session at the at the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2023 in Tianjin, People's Republic of China, 27 June 2023. Tianjin Meijiang Convention Center - Briefing Centre Room. Copyright: World Economic Forum/Greg Beadle

See my albums list for some of my best work: www.flickr.com/photos/200044612@N04/albums/

See my main account for my photography, videos, fractal images and more here: www.flickr.com/photos/josh-rokman/

Made with Image Creator from Microsoft Designer, formerly known as the Bing Image Creator. Powered by DALL·E 3.

I think that AI image generation is similar in many ways to photography. The camera itself handles all the fine details, but the photographer is in charge of curating the types of images that will be created.

Ultimately, it is all about maximizing the probability that something good will be created.

This is very similar to AI image generation, in terms of the skills involved and what the human does vs. what the machine does.

You can't compare AI image generation to the process of actually making these images from scratch with 3D software or paint/pencils, where the human controls every detail.

However, I think the process really is very similar to that of photography, as I made the case for above. I think that DALL-E 3 is by far the most powerful AI image generation tool currently available.

- Josh