my new quiz is out. let me know how you do. these are real photographs with AI elements slipped in using "generative fill" and "inpainting" technology. your job: spot what's fake. (gift link) www.nytimes.com/interactive/... - ThreadSky

stuartathompson.bsky.social • 66 days ago

my new quiz is out. let me know how you do.

these are real photographs with AI elements slipped in using "generative fill" and "inpainting" technology. your job: spot what's fake. (gift link) https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/12/27/technology/artificial-intelligence-generative-fill-photoshop-openai.html?unlocked_article_code=1.kk4.iiuq.aVQxH0N75KK2&smid=url-share

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voxdemocracy.bsky.social•66 days ago

I'm going to fail these tests. 😵‍💫 I'd have to find a picture of that location to verify the arches. That motorcycle looks to be in an odd location. That car is an antique.

voxdemocracy.bsky.social•66 days ago

I got 8 out of 15 right. It's getting really hard to identify AI generated images.

petchary.bsky.social•65 days ago

I guessed 6 out of 12. I found it really hard.

tpainetheelder.bsky.social•65 days ago

8 in 9

mieka.bsky.social•65 days ago

8 in 11 guesses

robinmcgill.bsky.social•66 days ago

8 out of 23 😵‍💫

chillybus.bsky.social•65 days ago

This is neat! I found 8 with 13 guesses. Pretty difficult on mobile, for what thats worth or indicates about this kind of content. Would be interested to see these on a regular cadence to sharpen or practice generative AI literacy skills -- especially if(/as) models improve over time.

cospublishing.bsky.social•65 days ago

Long before AI, there was just plain Photoshop. And a decent photoshop artist can make you believe anything. Really, everyone tries to make AI into the boogeyman.

pauloakira.bsky.social•60 days ago

Matching the illumination and aspects like perspective would require Hollywood level Photoshop skills.

Now all a user needs to do is elaborate good enough prompts.

Even a teenager with a few minutes of free time between classes can generate high quality fake images. Let’s thank the tech bros…

cospublishing.bsky.social•60 days ago

Have you tried this? There's a lot of hype about this but I have yet to see an AI tool do this easily. Perhaps there are some tools specifically made to do this, but general purpose AI struggles not to inject its own "creativity."

pauloakira.bsky.social•60 days ago

I used Photoshop to troll friends a lot at college, and nowadays I only use GIMP (for serious stuff only). Recently I tried Microsoft Copilot, and was impressed with a few aspects. I haven’t done anything like doctoring a real image, but it seems to be easy with the right tool, maybe with Midjourney

hkbweth.bsky.social•58 days ago

Rumble piece is outstanding. Should be on page 1 and in Sunday magazine

stuartathompson.bsky.social•58 days ago

thank you!!

sailorbp.bsky.social•65 days ago

While I can be smug about getting 8 right with 11 guesses, most of these would pass casual inspection. I think the final image was the only one that was obvious

krazykatz.bsky.social•65 days ago

Like everything NYTimes, you have to pay them to read or see anything.

petchary.bsky.social•65 days ago

This is a gift article so you should be able to see it. I subscribe to NYT and get 10 gift articles monthly that I can share with non-subscribers.

agdtinman.bsky.social•65 days ago

Garbage.

cindylee.bsky.social•65 days ago

8/10

mkrebs.bsky.social•65 days ago

Fuck you and the rest of The Times.

jinathhyder.bsky.social•65 days ago

What the hell is the point of this AI slop quiz?
Pay actual people ffs.

mapsandcoffee.bsky.social•65 days ago

I know I wouldn't have gotten as many if I hadn't been told to look for the alterations. How easy it would be to take them at face value if they were included as a caption somewhere.

petchary.bsky.social•65 days ago

Exactly!! I never usually scrutinise photos that closely.

pauloakira.bsky.social•60 days ago

We are the 99.99999999999999% 🥲

oldunreliable.bsky.social•65 days ago

The inexorable rise of AI slop.

pauloakira.bsky.social•60 days ago

8/13 😥

Thanks for the gift link!

dah1234.bsky.social•65 days ago

Wow!

weekendwookiee.bsky.social•65 days ago

This is terrifying, and thank you for helping people understand what’s on the horizon, and what’s here today. We’re all gonna have to work really hard in the coming years to make sure we aren’t being fooled; this technology is just too damn good and it’s getting better. Thank you for your reporting!

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