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We're only a quarter of the way through 2023 and already we've seen a number of unexpected images go viral.
Examples include Pope Francis wearing a white Balenciaga puffer jacket, Donald Trump being arrested at the foot of the Trump Tower in New York and Barack Obama and Angela Merkel sharing an ice cream at the beach.
So what do these viral images all have in common?
Well of course they aren't real.
They were all generated by AI apps which, as you may know, are now able to create images based on text prompts in a matter of seconds.
AI generated images are getting more and more realistic, so it's easy to understand how people get fooled.
How can I tell fake from real then?
The first thing to look for is a watermark, since certain AI apps leave one in every image they generate.
For example, DAL E2 from OpenAI places five coloured squares in the bottom right corner.
It isn't a foolproof method though, as not all AI image apps leave a watermark, and it's pretty easy to get around.
OpenAI's guidelines also say it's okay to remove the watermark as long as you're not misleading your audience about AI being used to create the image.
So you should also read the caption and comments alongside any suspicious looking images, in case the person who created them has disclosed their use of AI.
For example, Twitter user Elliot Higgins posted making pictures of Trump getting arrested while waiting for Trump's arrest, alongside his Trump arrest images which went viral in March.
What about clues in the images themselves?
AI-generated images often look convincing at first glance, but then, when you zoom in, you notice some telltale details.
The Pope in Balenciaga.
Image showed the Pope with four fingers on one of his hands, while a policeman arresting Vladimir Putin in another had six fingers.
Other common errors are asymmetry in the face, people having too many teeth, deformed or disproportional body parts, and glasses blending into people's skin.
Are there any apps that can detect AI images?
You can use what's called a GAN detector, like the one created by Maya Chitra engineers in 2021.
AI images are powered by Generative Adversarial Networks, or GANs for short.
But even this isn't a surefire method.
Makeuseofcom reported on their GAN detector tests in January 2023, saying that the results were hit and miss.
AI images were sometimes labelled real, while real images were sometimes labelled fake.
So you'll have to take any GAN detector readings with a pinch of salt and use the tool along with other methods.
You can also do a reverse image search by downloading the image you're looking at and then uploading it to a search engine.
That may help you find the original source, or lead you to fact-checking articles by media outlets.
You're not alone.
A lot of people are feeling that way right now.
And while there are still some glitches in AI generated images at the moment, they're only going to improve in the near future.
Most likely, the point will come when it will be impossible for anyone to identify one with any real certainty.
Sure, a lot of the AI images being generated and going viral are pretty funny, but the danger is the technology will be used to spread disinformation and propaganda.
All we can do is use our common sense and verify whether events shown in suspicious images are actually being reported on by reputable media sources.
There you have it.
Now you know how to recognise an AI-generated image.
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