“It has become increasingly difficult for the average human eye to distinguish between real and AI-generated photos,” said Andrey Doronichev, CEO and co-founder of optics.xyz, a website that allows you to upload images to detect if they have been generated with AI or not. “This has the potential to manipulate public opinion, undermine the credibility of news sources, and ultimately threaten the democratic process by promoting disinformation.”
Optic is one of many tools that have sprung up in recent months in response to the rise of AI-generated images on the internet. However, none of these tools, including Optic, is foolproof. You can also try to recognize if an image is AI generated by looking for weird fingers either failed faces. Finally, if the image seems too good to be true, it probably is.
The AI-generated images also go against the manipulated media policies of platforms such as Twitter, but experts said the platforms do not consistently enforce these policies.
“As there has been a recent rise in AI-generated media, it has become clear that platforms are not ready for this moment when false images and misinformation could cause real-world harm,” Kayla Gogarty, Deputy Director from Media Matters for America, a nonprofit media watchdog, told BuzzFeed News. “Particularly troubling is Twitter, as Elon Musk has abandoned much of the platform’s content moderation and it has become difficult to determine the credibility of the account under the new check mark policy.”
So, run any image of Trump you see on social media today through one of the AI detection tools. Or just get your news from a legitimate news source.
