Worth Reading – How to spot fake AI photos
This is already important, and will become both more important and challenging in the coming years.
How do you know if that shocking photo in your feed is real, or just another AI fake? Digital forensics expert Hany Farid explains how he helps journalists, courts, and governments find structural errors in AI-generated images, offering four practical tips that everyday individuals can use when facing the internet’s war on reality.
https://www.ted.com/talks/hany_farid_how_to_spot_fake_ai_photos
The clues are usually there, but you have to stop and look at the details. How many of us stop to do that when we’re scrolling our social media feeds? That’s why fake images and videos spread online. They are designed to cause an immediate reaction, not for thoughtful examination.
Yet we must be thoughtful and deliberate before acting on any information we receive in a world where so many are willing to spread lies for their own benefit.
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