Suffice it to say that the mass of evidence from these firsthand sources carries much more weight than the highlighted images from conservative commentators like Chuck Callesto And Dinesh D’Souzaboth have been come across widespread election misinformation in the past
When it comes to allegations of fake AI, the more diverse sources of information you have, the better. While a single source can easily create a plausible image of an event, multiple independent sources showing the same event from different angles are less likely to be involved in the same hoax. Photos that match video evidence are even better, especially when creating convincing long videos of people or complex scenes. still a challenge because Multiple AI tools.
It’s also important to track the source of any AI images you see. It’s easy for social media users to create an AI-generated image, claim it came from a news report or live footage of an event, and then use the obvious flaws in the fake image as “proof” that the event was fake. A link to the original image from the source’s own website or verified account is much more trustworthy than a screenshot that could have originated anywhere (and/or been edited by anyone).
Warning signs
While tracking down sources and/or verification is helpful for a major news event like a presidential rally, verifying the authenticity of single-source images and videos can be more difficult. Tools like Winston AI Image Detector or IsItAI.com claims to use machine learning models to figure out whether an image is AI or not. But while Detection technology continues to evolveThese types of tools are often based on unproven theories and have not been shown to be reliable in any extensive research, making prospect of false positive/negative results a real risk.
Write on LinkedInUC Berkeley professor Hany Farid cited two GetReal Lab The models showed “no evidence of AI generation” in the Harris rally photos posted by Trump. Farid went on to cite specific parts of the image that point to its authenticity.
“The text on the sign and the plane do not show any of the usual signs of AI generation,” Farid wrote. “Although lack of evidence of manipulation is not proof that the image is real. We found no evidence that this image was AI-generated or digitally edited.”
And even when some parts of the photo appear to be nonsensical signs of AI manipulation (à la Deformed hands in some AI image models), consider that there may be a simple explanation for some optical illusions. BBC note that the lack of reflections of the crowd on the plane in some of Harris’s protest photos may be due to the fact that there was a large, clear area of runway between the plane and the crowd, as shown in reverse of the scene. Simply circling strange things in a photo with a red marker is not necessarily clear evidence of AI manipulation.
