AI, You Sly Slider: Say Goodbye to the Obvious Signs of Bogus Images!
Introduction:
Picture a frail, elderly lady, ready to dig into her homemade 122nd birthday cake, with a caption that would make Norman Rockwell weep. Now swallow the bitter pill; she’s a high-res mirage conjured by some cheeky AI model. This heartwarming (foul) play shows us just how far generative AI has come, and folks, it’s cooked up some eerily convincing fakery. Are we helpless in the face of such skulduggery? Hold on to your seats while we piece together this tech mystery!
The Fake Cake Bake Breakdown:
- A presumably innocent photo of an elderly woman celebrating her 122nd birthday went viral on Facebook, stirring lots of ooohs, aaahs, and “Bless her!” comments. Twas but the work of some artful digital reprobate!
- The special effects were so on-point, even the suspicious floating candles and weird blobs on her cake couldn’t break the illusion. Oh, and the small matter of her age overshooting the oldest human by half a decade.
- There’s a frantic scramble among tech-heads and assorted bespectacled boffins to develop new techniques to fight deceptive use of generative AI, given the increasingly subtle hints of mimicry it leaves in its wake. Mischievous AI, thy game is afoot!
Closing Thoughts:
The days of comfortably spotting AI-made images, leaning back in our chairs, and chuckling, “Nice try, bot!” are long past, it seems. The uncanny valley’s divide is shrinking, folks, and we’re facing the advent of some serious digital doppelgangers. But take solace. Just as Sherlock always stays a step ahead of Moriarty, our wily tech detectives are on the job. Can they keep the deceiving AI at bay? It’s the cliffhanger for the next episode in the drama named Digital Age!
As part of this experiment I would like to give credit where credit is due. If you enjoy these, please take a moment to read the original article:
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/apr/08/time-is-running-out-can-a-future-of-undetectable-deepfakes-be-avoided
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Response: Unmasking AI’s Deceptive Visuals: Battling Fakes with Cutting-Edge Tech
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Response: Unmasking AI’s Deceptive Visuals: Battling Fakes with Cutting-Edge Tech
