There's a clear need for a consistently effective way to tell if an image is fake on news and social media. However, current implementations of fake-detection technology have missed the mark and can potentially undermine the more effective tools that will undoubtedly arrive later.
Google's highly publicized Circle to Search feature now allows users to leverage Google's AI tech to instantly learn more about an image, including information about metadata, its source, and whether it is legitimate.
Former White House Photographer Pete Souza has explained why the controversial image of Kate Middleton and her children should be described as "fake" -- but certainly shouldn't be called "Photoshopped."
The Fujifilm X100VI is arguably the hottest camera in the world right now but demand is high and not everyone who wants one is going to get their hands on one.
B&H Photo published an AI-generated photography guide on its Explora blog under the byline of a fictional author without disclosing the use of artificial intelligence, PetaPixel has learned.
The organizer of an online conference for women in tech canceled the event this week after it was revealed that at least one of the speakers was AI-generated.
Intel has shown off a new program that detects deepfakes by analyzing the person's blood flow. Called FakeCatcher, a BBC journalist went along to Intel to find out how it works and if it is accurate.
Although artificial intelligence (AI), and even just the fear of AI, can have negative consequences for photographers, some people are having fun with it. Photographer and educator Dave Williams is one such person. He decided to put AI to use in crafting a fake vacation to Finland, which ultimately fooled nearly all of his Instagram followers.
"AI or Not" is a free web-based app that claims to be able to identify images generated by artificial intelligence (AI) simply by uploading them or providing a URL.
The photographer who claims to have shot spectacular photos of snow leopards in the Himalayas has admitted that they are composite images.
A series of alarmingly convincing videos of what appears to be Margot Robbie have surfaced online. The deepfakes look so much like the real actress that many users have been fooled into believing it is actually her.
Tom Brady went viral this week after he posted a video to his social media channels showing him hitting an epic hole-in-one on the golf course.
A Swedish photography magazine was recently contacted by lawyers who claimed that a photo it downloaded from the free photo service Pixabay violated a client's copyright. But it turned out the law firm and the client were both fake, and the real photographer had never uploaded it to Pixabay either.
A new report alleges that the NFT marketplace has a "wash trading" problem. That is, people who buy their own NFTs in order to drive up their prices that a real buyer would mistakenly believe is a history of increasing value.
A California man has pled guilty to four felonies for impersonating an Apple representative and breaking into numerous iCloud accounts in order to steal over 620,000 photos and 9,000 videos.
The recently-concluded 2020 Olympics weren't different just for athletes and spectators because of the coronavirus pandemic, but also for news outlets that covered the games. For example, the BBC shows how its Tokyo studio was entirely faked, recreated within Epic's Unreal gaming engine.
Social media has long been filled with faked lifestyle photos, but what about an entire town that has been manufactured to be one of the world's best photography hot spots? Meet Xiapu County, an area in the Fujian province of southern China.
The StarScope Monocular is advertised as both a hand-held scope and incredible zoom lens for smartphones accompanied by some rather unbelievable performance claims. Krazy Ken of YouTube Channel Computer Clan first looks at the ads and dissects the promises before putting the scope to the test himself.
There are many places where drones are banned and many laws restricting how, when, and where you can fly, but what if you absolutely must capture some drone shots in one of these off-limits locations? Well, you can just fake it!
As more people gain access to the tools to manipulate images – and as those tools become more accessible – a new study says that the public's trust in the photos they see online has been significantly harmed.
Let me ask you a question. Is this photo real or fake? This might be a difficult question because the answer depends on what you define as real or fake.
Want to shoot indoor "natural light" photos... at night? All you have to do is build yourself an artificial sun. That sounds wild, but it's actually neither too difficult nor too expensive -- this 24-minute tutorial by DIY Perks will teach you exactly how it can be done.
IKEA's transition from photography to all-CGI advertising is almost complete. After moving most of their catalog "photography" over to CGI many years ago, IKEA Japan's latest ad campaign takes this approach to the next level by using a CGI model. Specifically, the campaign features CGI Instagram 'Influencer' Imma.
If the sheer number of Instagram bots with profiles that read "buy 5,000 likes RIGHT NOW!!!" are any indication, selling fake likes, followers, and comments on Instagram is big business. But it's also risky, as one fraudster from Belarus is finding out first hand.
In big tech's continuing battle against the scourge of so-called "fake news" and manipulated imagery used to trick people online, Google has just added a major update to Google Image search: fact checking.
Here's a beautiful new short film titled "Night Light" by UK-based photographer and filmmaker Arthur Cauty. While it may look like timelapse photography, it's actually comprised entirely of still photos with motion and lighting added in.
A Danish photo news agency recently tasked two of its photogs with creating a series that shows how easy it is to lie through photography. By shooting before and after photos of the same scene, they showed how angle and perspective can, consciously or not, manipulate viewers and lead to accusations of fake news.
Huawei recently revealed the P40 Pro smartphone: the company's latest flagship complete with some very impressive camera specs. But the most impressive thing about this phone might not be the cameras themselves, but their insane digital image stabilization.
Australian comedian Lewis Spears is known in his home country for fake stories to news outlets. Last year, Spears traveled to Los Angeles and pretended to be a famous photographer at a popular photo spot. He managed to fool not only aspiring Instagram stars but a national media outlet crew as well.
Over the past few weeks, as people the world over were asked (or ordered) to stay home and isolate, you probably saw more than a few viral photos of animals reclaiming habitats that humans are being forced to leave alone. Sadly, almost all of those photos and videos are fake.