It used to be that AI couldn't get the hands right when placing people in images, but that's getting much better now. What are some ways that you can tell whether an image is AI or not?
Ways to spot AI images?
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I think AI has come a long way, one of the tell tell signs that it’s AI is if something doesn’t look realistic/plausible then it’s potentially AI.
They quite often have spelling mistakes if there is any text in the image, I’ve also found AI to be pretty terrible at trying to do human faces, it looks like the persons face is melting off.
They quite often have spelling mistakes if there is any text in the image, I’ve also found AI to be pretty terrible at trying to do human faces, it looks like the persons face is melting off.
If there's any text in the image that repeats over and over again it's most likely AI generated. I seen a image of a pizza box that someone on Reddit posted, it came from one of their local pizza places and it kept repeating the same phrase over and over again plus there was no branding on the box.
I think if you've lived through the development of hi-res computer graphics from inception then AI generated images are a little easier to spot because you know what to look for. That said some AI creations are now so good the only way to tell is to look closely for small anomalies.
Here's a good test of whether or not you can really tell the difference.
www.cnet.com
Here's a good test of whether or not you can really tell the difference.
AI or Not AI: Can You Spot the Real Photos?
Take a look at these images and see if you can tell which are "fake."
www.cnet.com
I generally tend to think that even now as AI/LLM is slowly beginning to actually "move" in development, it still is pretty bad with images and to an even semi-good eye it's quite noticeable when you have a real vs AI image to distinguish between.
Gonna try the test posted above now, watch it wipe the floor with me. 😂
EDIT: Only 1 of 'em got me, and even then I was really questioning myself on it. See, it's easy after all. 😛
Gonna try the test posted above now, watch it wipe the floor with me. 😂
EDIT: Only 1 of 'em got me, and even then I was really questioning myself on it. See, it's easy after all. 😛
I did do it myself, I got three wrong.
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100% fingers and legs haha. Anytime I see an AI image there's about a 95% chance you'll see 6 fingers instead of 5 
Seeing more people using AI to make things as it can be free and or cheap and even so on FIverr, however I still would use a person or do it myself as AI can't do what we as humans can do
I suppose if you have a limited budget and aren’t very good with Graphics, it might be a cost effective option for some start up sites?
I use it on my forum but I was thinking it's against Google algorithm.
simong1993
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Colour, for me you can tell the colour changes they can never get them just right. its always slightly off or the way things merge in the image is never right.
As long as AI isn’t being used to manipulate Google’s systems like using it to mass produce content, you should be okay
Google Search's guidance about AI-generated content | Google Search Central Blog | Google for Developers
In this post, we'll share more about how AI-generated content fits into our long-standing approach to show helpful content to people on Search.
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When it comes to automatically generated content, our guidance has been consistent for years. Using automation—including AI—to generate content with the primary purpose of manipulating ranking in search results is a violation of our spam policies.
Google has many years of experience dealing with automation being used in an attempt to game search results. Our spam-fighting efforts—including our SpamBrain system—will continue, however spam is produced.
This said, it's important to recognize that not all use of automation, including AI generation, is spam. Automation has long been used to generate helpful content, such as sports scores, weather forecasts, and transcripts. AI has the ability to power new levels of expression and creativity, and to serve as a critical tool to help people create great content for the web.
This is in line with how we've always thought about empowering people with new technologies. We'll continue taking this responsible approach, while also maintaining a high bar for information quality and the overall helpfulness of content on Search.
Our advice for creators considering AI-generation
As explained, however content is produced, those seeking success in Google Search should be looking to produce original, high-quality, people-first content demonstrating qualities E-E-A-T.Creators can learn more about the concept of E-E-A-T on ourCreating helpful, reliable, people-first content help page. In addition, we've updated that page with some guidance about thinking in terms of Who, How, and Why in relation to how content is produced.
Evaluating your content in this way, whether you're using AI-generated content or not, will help you stay on course with what our systems seek to reward.
I've tried out some of these sites and found that it would flag some real images as AI and some AI images as real. I would say most of the time it got it right, but not enough for me to use it as a checker if I needed it.
You can always try using Google Reverse image search and see what it pulls up.
It’ll display what other sites are using the images if it’s in Google core search engine. It’ll be a lot easier to find if it’s an ai graphic or not by doing that.
I think Bing might have something similar.
Good idea. I haven't had much reason to check if an image is AI, but I'll keep that in mind.
Thanks for the tip!
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