A couple of years ago I wrote about Google's AI camera, Google Clips ($250). This is a device that you plonk on the kitchen table (or hang around your neck), and which automatically takes photos whenever your favourite landscape, child or pet steps into frame. I compared it with a Nikon DSLR ($3,300) and proclaimed that AI devices would consume the lower end of the market while creative photographers would cling on to their interchangeable lenses. On reflection I'm not surprised by the news this week that Google Clips has been withdrawn. As we all know, AI relies heavily on machine learning, which requires huge volumes of data and experiments to accurately predict everything from eye disease to your next favourite artist on Spotify. Google tried to teach its camera about composition, subject focus and other skills using photo libraries but even then the results were disappointing.