10 ways to tell if an image is AI-generated

Photographs have had the potential to be manipulated since the darkroom ages, but AI gives anyone the technical skills to manipulate an image or generate one from a blank canvas. The first AI-generation software produced graphics that were more laugh-worthy than realistic, but as technology advances, determining what’s real and what’s not no longer as easy as a quick glance. The same software that impresses inside the Pixel 9 Reimagine and X’s Grok simultaneously creates a fear that much of the content we see may soon be more artificial than real.