Generative AI is getting better every day. And while it may be quite easy to tell that a photo of a giraffe wearing a turtleneck jumper may be fake, it is much harder to spot images that have been designed to look like "real life". The consequences could be huge: politicians spotted "taking part" in illegal activities, ordinary people blackmailed for "revealing" photos, or big companies duped by fake CEOs. So how can we spot these AI images? In this fascinating TED talk, one digital forensics experts gives some tips.
How can we spot fake AI images?
