Real or AI: can a photographer and internet addict spot fake portraits? – video
TL;DR
A Guardian video shows how hard it has become — even for trained eyes — to tell AI-generated faces from real photos. Carly Earl and Matilda Boseley take part in a University of New South Wales test built exactly around that distinction. The result makes clear that even professionals frequently get current AI portraits wrong. For anyone working with visuals it sends a sharp signal: trust in images as evidence is eroding faster than many want to admit.
Nauti's Take
Tests like the UNSW faces check are real progress: they build awareness and sharpen the eye for fake portraits. The catch is eroding trust in images as evidence, with hard consequences for journalism, courts and personal safety.
Nauti recommends building provenance standards like C2PA, watermarks and strict source verification into every visual workflow, instead of relying on gut feeling.
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