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🕵️‍♀️ Unmask AI Images: The Ultimate Guide to Detecting Generated Images! 🚨

Hey you! 👋 You’re quietly scrolling through the networks when suddenly… that too-perfect photo makes you tick. Real or AI-generated? 🤔 Personally, the first time I saw an AI-generated hand with 6 fingers, I thought it was an alien! 👽 Today, we’re teaching you how to tell the difference between a real image and AI like a pro! (because, between you and me, AIs are getting pretty damn good…)

⚠️ Did you know? By 2023, over 15 billion AI images will have been generated. So verifying artificial images is becoming essential!

AI: magnifying glass on retouched face. AI image detection, false visual. #IA #image #detection

🔍 Why is it important to spot AI images?

Come on, let’s face it: between the scary deepfakes 😨, the swarming fake accounts and scams of all kinds, knowing how to recognize an AI-generated image is becoming vital. It’s a bit like learning how to spot counterfeit bills, version 2.0!

“The devil is in the details… and AIs often forget the details!” An anonymous (but very wise) photographer 📸

🛠️ The detective’s toolbox for detecting AI-generated images

1. The eagle eye: methods for detecting AI-generated images 👁️

AIs are still struggling with

  • Hands (always too many fingers or not enough, it’s funny 😅)
  • Textures (hair merging with background, happens a lot)
  • Reflections (AIs don’t quite understand how this works)
  • Illegible text (even ChatGPT can’t write straight)

My personal tip for spotting fake computer-generated images: zoom in on the details. AIs often have trouble with tiny things. An odd piece of jewelry? A strangely repeating pattern? Red alert! 🚩

2. Free tools for identifying artificial images 💻

Because we’re not all pixel experts, fortunately there are solutions

Tool Strong points Free ?
Sightengine AI detection Super accurate, explains results ✅ Yes (limited)
HKUnity Simple, efficient recognition of generated images ✅ Yes
Google Vision Integrates other analyses ❌ Paying

🌟 Our favorite for detecting AI images: Sightengine

So why do we particularly love Sightengine? Firstly, because it’s free (and that’s always a pleasure), but above all because

  • It shows you exactly what’s wrong with the image
  • No need to create an account (phew!)
  • 2,000 scans per month for artificial image verification, which leaves plenty of room for improvement

I did a quick test: I sent a photo of my real cat 🐈 (not an AI imitation, eh 😉 ) and… BAM! The tool picked up right away that it was 100% authentic. Pretty stylish for a fake image detector, no?

AI vs Reality: Face magnifier generated by artificial intelligence. Recognizing fakes.

💡 Extra tips on how to spot an AI image

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A real photo often contains information about the camera used. AI images… well, they often don’t! A great way to tell the difference between real and AI images

Too perfect?

An image without any flaws is dodgy. Real life always has imperfections! A key clue for artificial image detection tools

So, are you ready to play detective and detect images generated by artificial intelligence? 🕵️‍♂️

Now that you’ve got everything you need to recognize an image generated by artificial intelligence, it’s up to you to do your own tests! And if you have any doubts about an image, trust your instincts… and free tools for identifying artificial images like Sightengine 😉 Test Sightengine to detect AI images →

I use it all the time to check dubious images and spot fake computer-generated images. Last time? A LinkedIn profile with a too-smooth photo… Result: 97% chance it’s an AI. Boom! 💥
PS: If you’ve got any personal tips for detecting AI images, throw them in the comments! 👇

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