Awesome Tips AI Images vs. Real Photos: Can Pro Photographers Tell the Difference?
Just as photography changed drawings and paintings, AI will forever change our photos. Our phones and cameras have used AI to improve photos for years. Now there’s generative AI that powers tools and services like Dall-E, Midjourney, Firefly, and Lensa AI and can create photos from scratch with nothing more than a prompt. We challenged CNET’s Lexy Savvides and James Martin to see if they could tell the difference between AI-generated photos and ones that weren’t.
Just as photography changed drawings and paintings, AI will forever change our photos. Our phones and cameras have used AI to improve photos for years. Now there’s generative AI that powers tools and services like Dall-E, Midjourney, Firefly, and Lensa AI and can create photos from scratch with nothing more than a prompt. We challenged CNET’s Lexy Savvides and James Martin to see if they could tell the difference between AI-generated photos and ones that weren’t.
Can you pick the real photos in this slideshow? Read our full special feature on AI and photography:
0:00 Intro
0:10 What is a photograph?
1:09 Professional photographers try to spot the AI images
5:22 Is it hard to spot an AI image?
7:46 Final thoughts
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2 notes everyone missing.
1. When you say “this ai image sucks because xyz missing photography features”…. You not insulting the AI. You insulting the designer that doesn’t know squat about how to manipulate the photo. Ai is a tool. Like a camera or a brush.
2. Folks saying the images don’t stand up to any zoom. That’s cause they didn’t upscale properly. Ai images can easily be upscaled 10+ megapixel sizes even on basic home computers.
going to be a lot of double checking on future photography contests lol like with those “shot on iPhone” print ads
“Does REAL matter anymore?” Do you really think people want to have random people on their family pictures?)
what is a photo
Critical essay created by artificial intelligence
The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) has brought about a plethora of benefits, revolutionizing industries and enhancing our daily lives. However, this progress is not without its pitfalls, particularly in the realm of image generation. The ability of AI to create hyper-realistic photos raises serious concerns about potential misuse and manipulation, posing a threat to individuals, society, and democracy.
One of the primary dangers of AI-generated photos lies in their potential for deception and manipulation. With the ability to create images that are indistinguishable from reality, individuals could easily be misled or fabricated stories could be propagated, leading to social unrest and widespread misinformation. This is particularly concerning in the context of political campaigns, where AI-generated photos could be used to smear candidates or spread false narratives.
Moreover, AI-generated photos could be used to create deepfakes, videos that manipulate the appearance or speech of individuals, potentially damaging their reputations and causing significant harm. The potential for deepfakes to undermine trust in institutions and erode public confidence in the media is a serious threat to democracy.
The sheer volume of images on the internet poses a significant challenge in regulating AI-generated photos. With billions of images uploaded daily, it is virtually impossible for human moderators to keep up with the pace of content creation. This makes it easier for manipulated or misleading images to proliferate unchecked, further exacerbating the risks associated with this technology.
Despite the challenges, it is imperative to explore regulatory frameworks that can mitigate the risks posed by AI-generated photos. Potential solutions include:
1. *Transparency and Disclosure:* Requiring clear labeling of AI-generated images to inform viewers of their artificial origin.
2. *Detection and Removal:* Developing algorithms and tools that can identify and remove manipulated or misleading images from the internet.
3. *Education and Awareness:* Raising awareness among the public about the potential for manipulation and encouraging critical thinking when viewing online content.
4. *International Cooperation:* Establishing international standards and guidelines for regulating AI-generated content to address the global nature of the internet.
5. *Empowering Users:* Providing users with tools and resources to detect and report manipulated images, fostering a more vigilant online community.
Regulating AI-generated photos is a complex and evolving challenge. While the vast amount of content on the internet makes it difficult to monitor, the potential for misuse and manipulation is too significant to ignore. By implementing a combination of technical solutions, public awareness campaigns, and international cooperation, we can work towards mitigating the risks posed by this technology and safeguarding the integrity of online information.
I think that for personal use, manipulating images through AI, as long as it's not done to harm another person, are fine. What really needs to be regulated is journalistic use of AI. It should be illegal for a journalist to manipulate an image they use for a story.
Inside trading and lying to the FBI, eh Stewart?
The Rep from Utah and his colleagues had to go all the way to the Pentagon to discover all of their crimes.
If the image is Ai, just say so. Then it is Ok.
The family never even asked me about it. Nor did I offer.
Context! All the way
You're a true visionary! 🌌 – The road to success and the road to failure are almost exactly the same..
😂 What's worse really? A fake Ai picture or a "real" Kardashian?
Seems like they are looking for the wrong things.
Eventually there won’t be photographers. Everything will be fake
This entire AI “photography” movement is wrong. If you didn’t get the right pose or somehow the shot didn’t come out then that’s it, it didn’t come out. Anything AI does for you after that point is a waste because it didn’t happen in this time and space. It’s not real. Nothing is better the truth of the moment. Any rewards on offer are hollow. Silly cosmetic things are one thing but AI generated “photos” of Isreal/Palestine war are on another level of shame that cannot be photoshopped out.
Ai needs to be HEAVILY legislated. It is very dangerous imo.
Photoshop destroyed the authenticity of photographs.
AI only makes it easier to generate deeper more complex illusions.
I couldn't wait for "information at your finger tips" (IBM circa 1984),
totally naive to the fact that our society has not developed an adequate definition of "truth".
Do you think AI photography should be regulated?
I am surprised that the human race still isn't forming our kids developing bone structures, to avoid those creepy, unfriendly-looking deep set brows.
Regarding ai. We need a bill of rights that protects our likeness. We should also revise slander laws to emcompass false or modified images.
Feel that a new standard should be developed when it comes to recording images. Each and every image should be digitally signed in such a way that if it is altered from the original, it would be able to be detected. If you can think about it, eventually things like this can be done. Standards, standards, standards.
An enemy could get you in a lot of trouble by putting you somewhere you shouldn’t be.
Girl: "Do we win a prize"
Editorial Manager: "Yes you do you get to go home".
😆😆😆
They have bone structure apps these days called "Why Am I Ugly". Where insecure teenage girls superimpose their facial features over that of models.
The bose headphone inclusion for marketing was so cringe 🤢
I wish you showed the complete images. It's obvious that these photo are cropped. Cropping leaves a lot of the evidence of manipulation out.
The point made at 07:28 is key. We probably need to read everything about Pablo Picasso & his contemporaries adaptations to painting vs photography. (NatGeo’s genius season 2 & especially Picasso’s War How Modern Art Came to America) Sometime downstream we will hopefully get the next Salvador Dalí?
I would agree with Lexi that context matters as to how AI Imagery can be used.
Says the website that publishes AI generated articles LOL
i don't think it is too hard to tell the difference to be honest.
The images are nice enough to present but even the slightest amount of zoom shows that the images lack depth have the smoothing effect.
They do not pass the uncanny calley, it almost feels like video game rendered people and focusing for just a moment would help with weeding out what is real.
Lastly real photos have leave traces of chaotic random scenery that AI images do not reproduce well.
BTW, I wish we could get a link in the description to access these images
Her argument for the toast being real is “I’d eat that”?
another batman?
& spiderman’s foe