What's the temperature where you are???

[janiedoe]

76f
80% humidity and windy
Thunderstorms on the way.
We're keeping an eye out for tornadoes.

 

[Nym]

Saturday 27th April 8.23a.am. Mostly sunny, very heavy dew. 9.3 / 13kph SW, Hg 57%, 17C / 62.6F top of 21C / 70F. Mostly sunny.

Moon is 91.4%

It appears the weather news is taking a holiday, but I found this quite interesting!

Why it's getting harder to tell AI-generated images from the real deal online​

• In short: Experts say our ability to distinguish between artificially generated images and genuine photos is rapidly fading.
• A recent ANU study found people are now more likely to identify AI-generated images of faces as more real than actual human faces.
• What's next? Media experts say as AI advances and becomes more accessible, new ways of verifying information will be necessary.

Just last month, the Princess of Wales's long-awaited social media reappearance was marred by revelations of digital alterations to the image, fuelling already-frenzied internet speculation around the royal figure.

The saga highlighted for many the increasingly difficult task of spotting media that has been digitally altered — and in some cases, fabricated altogether using artificial intelligence (AI) generative technology.

So how can audiences learn to navigate an internet landscape increasingly populated by AI-generated images?

Experts say while some tips can help, a bigger shift in the way we view material online is inevitable, due to rapid advancements in AI.

How do you identify an AI-generated face online?​

We headed into Melbourne's CBD and asked people if they could tell us which of the following two faces were generated.

One of these images is a photograph of a real woman. The other is generated by AI.(Supplied: WhichFaceIsReal.com)
Only one person correctly guessed the face on the right.

There are few subtle clues to give it away — one participant pointed to asymmetrical earrings as a giveaway.

Subtle visual cues such as this set of asymmetrical earrings can be used to identify this image as generated by AI.(Supplied: WhichFaceIsReal.com)

Digital media lecturer Brendan Murphy from Central Queensland University says despite recent improvements in the technology, a trained eye can usually detect visual cues that give away AI-generated faces.

"There will still usually be details that don't quite line up," Mr Murphy says.

"Even if you look at things like teeth you might find that they're slightly asymmetrical — one too many, one too few.

"[AI] doesn't understand what a face is, it doesn't understand what a face does."

 

[kikiruru]

I’m with my grandchildren

 

[janiedoe]

Saturday 27th April 8.23a.am. Mostly sunny, very heavy dew. 9.3 / 13kph SW, Hg 57%, 17C / 62.6F top of 21C / 70F. Mostly sunny.

Moon is 91.4%

It appears the weather news is taking a holiday, but I found this quite interesting!

Why it's getting harder to tell AI-generated images from the real deal online​

• In short: Experts say our ability to distinguish between artificially generated images and genuine photos is rapidly fading.
• A recent ANU study found people are now more likely to identify AI-generated images of faces as more real than actual human faces.
• What's next? Media experts say as AI advances and becomes more accessible, new ways of verifying information will be necessary.

Just last month, the Princess of Wales's long-awaited social media reappearance was marred by revelations of digital alterations to the image, fuelling already-frenzied internet speculation around the royal figure.

The saga highlighted for many the increasingly difficult task of spotting media that has been digitally altered — and in some cases, fabricated altogether using artificial intelligence (AI) generative technology.

So how can audiences learn to navigate an internet landscape increasingly populated by AI-generated images?

Experts say while some tips can help, a bigger shift in the way we view material online is inevitable, due to rapid advancements in AI.

How do you identify an AI-generated face online?​

We headed into Melbourne's CBD and asked people if they could tell us which of the following two faces were generated.

One of these images is a photograph of a real woman. The other is generated by AI.(Supplied: WhichFaceIsReal.com)
Only one person correctly guessed the face on the right.

There are few subtle clues to give it away — one participant pointed to asymmetrical earrings as a giveaway.

Subtle visual cues such as this set of asymmetrical earrings can be used to identify this image as generated by AI.(Supplied: WhichFaceIsReal.com)

Digital media lecturer Brendan Murphy from Central Queensland University says despite recent improvements in the technology, a trained eye can usually detect visual cues that give away AI-generated faces.

"There will still usually be details that don't quite line up," Mr Murphy says.

"Even if you look at things like teeth you might find that they're slightly asymmetrical — one too many, one too few.

"[AI] doesn't understand what a face is, it doesn't understand what a face does."

I picked the face on the left.

 

[Nym]

I picked the face on the left.

There was a woman on YT doing videos on this exact thing years ago, A lot of ppl called her crazy at the time, but it turns out a lot of advertisers are now using AI models to sell their products.

 

[janiedoe]

There was a woman on YT doing videos on this exact thing years ago, A lot of ppl called her crazy at the time, but it turns out a lot of advertisers are now using AI models to sell their products.

I wouldn't have thought the earrings would have been a good clue. I was looking for things to be too symmetrical, thinking that an AI generated face would be more perfect than is natural.

 

[Jenbirdee]

11pm

 

[LTAY1946]

66° and clear

 

[chrissynemetz]

45°F heavy rain
11:34 p.m.

 

[Nym]

6.50p.m. 9.3 / 9.3 NW - heat on the way. 19C / 66.2F. A really nice day with cloudy patches. This afternoon about 6 black cockatoos dropped in on their annual Autumn fly-by to prune the gum and crack a few banksia seed pods.

A crappy pic but they were good models lol. The two nearest the trunk were feeding each other.