Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – Artificial intelligence (AI) technology can easily manipulate an image, so that it appears like a real photo even though it is fake.
For this reason, free AI photo detection programs have appeared on the internet. The program will label certain photos as real or fake after further investigation.
Unfortunately, the AI detection program is not necessarily accurate. For example, ‘AI or Not’ labels genuine photos related to the Hamas war with Israel as fake content. In fact, the photos were taken directly by photographers on duty in the field.
AI itself is a technology developed by the United States (US). Its popularity has exploded since 2022, when US startup OpenAI founded ChatGPT. The application of generative AI is finally growing widely, not only text-based but also visual.
Many visuals are created by AI. For example, by utilizing the DALL-E service which was also created by OpenAI. For this reason, programs such as AI or Not have been considered to help people not be fooled by disinformation.
AI or Not has been discussed in depth by veteran media such as The New York Times and The Wall Street Journals. However, according to 404Media’s findings, AI or Not labeled original photos of the Hamas-Israel war as inaccurate content.
Appearances of Hamas attacks on Israel are said to be content collected by AI.
UC Berkeley professor Henry Farid, who later studied the photo which was called fake by AI or Not, said that there were no signs that the photo was fake.
Farid is one of the best digital image manipulation experts in the world, quoted from PCMag, Sunday (29/10/2023).
According to Farid, one of the easiest ways to detect whether a particular photo is made by AI is to observe the lines listed. Current AI services are still unable to create structures of shapes and straight lines that resemble real photos.
Apart from that, it can be seen from the shadows in the photo. AI-generated images are often inconsistent in displaying realistic images like real photos.
Farid warned all netizens that the current AI detection service is not completely accurate. When a photo is labeled ‘real’ or ‘fake’, it does not mean the information is correct.
“This is the next stage of disinformation,” he said.
Previously, the issue that the photo shown about the Hamas-Israel war was fake was raised by Ben Shapiro. He is a conservative Jew who often comments on geopolitical issues.
A few moments ago, he issued a tweet on his X account saying that it was possible that the photos of the Hamas-Israel war circulating were fake.
The tweet was then followed by political YouTuber Jackson Hinkle. He shared screenshots from AI or Not that identified photos of the Hamas-Israel war as fake content.
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