Thread by @GenelJumalon

Eye Spy AI Thread
(Or how to identify Generative AI with your eyes - A Thread 🧵)

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Introduction: With the current landscape of data trust being at an all-time low, it's become so important to be able to discern real images vs generative AI.

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While we have tools that detect AI-Generated content, they are not the most accurate and contain false negatives and positives.

Your eyes are going to be your most powerful weapon.

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I also want to state I will focus primarily on AI Generated Art. While many of these methods can be used for to detect photorealistic generated images, these techniques are primarily geared towards art.

With all that out of the way...

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Context - This is the golden rule for detection.

"Why is this here?"
"What does this do?"
"How does this work?"

Human artists have intentions with designs, mechanics, and narrative. Generative AI tries to create meaning in form of imitation.

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'GenBlends' or Generative AI Blurs are another easy thing to spot. Details such as necklaces and hair blending together with nearby elements to form an amorphous blob.

Line work also often blends with colors with GenAI.

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Eyes are another important detail to look at. Typically GenAI tends to create pupils that bleed out or contorted.

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Clothing detail also goes back to the golden rule of context.

What are these metal details for?
Why is the necktie tied like that?
Why is the button shaped the way it is?
How does this satchel close?
WTF is up with these folds?

Are all questions to be asked.

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Same rules apply to landscape images.

A. Why are they holding the sword like that?
B. What is going on on the roof?
C. What is going on with this gate?
D. How is this roof only partially covered with snow?
E. WTF is going on here?

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And of course if you are ever in doubt... hands are always a solid thing to check.

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Art made by humans is intentional, purposeful. Lighting, narrative, clothing, composition, colors, poses, all of it was with intent.

Horse Eliza by Jama Jurabaev

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@jackisfragile With that said, there is definitely snow falling off the top from of these references.

@DrRak314 Also no human artists don't make the same kind of mistakes.

@JasminDarnell And being able to have some tools to help question red flags is a good first step.