How to spot AI generated images

How do you know if a photo online is real? Use this quick guide to help you learn how you can spot if a photo is real or made by AI!

How do you know if a photo online is real? Use this quick guide to help you learn how you can spot if a photo is real or made by AI!

The guide

As AI continues to advance, the images it makes can make it to spot. But there are some clues that an image is AI generated. Here is what to look out for:

Look at the hands and fingers

AI can find it hard with making human hands. Check the hands of people in the picture. They might have too many fingers, or look like they are stuck together.

Look at the face

Pay close attention to the person’s face. Does their skin look too smooth and perfect? Does their facial hair look unnatural? If they are wearing glasses, look for weird shadows or weird shapes. If they are wearing earrings, check to see if the left and right sides match!

Read the signs and logos

AI struggles to write words, make signs and logos. If you see a photo of a sign or an official logo, look very closely for spelling mistakes or wrong words.

Check the background

AI can make images that do not make sense in the real world. This could look like shadows pointing in the wrong direction, strange lighting, or corners of a room that do not line up properly.

Test your AI image skills

Do you want to test how well you can spot AI generated images? Play our AI image quiz! In the quiz you’ll look at some images and decide whether each one is real or made by AI. 

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