When the AI made the iconic six-fingered hand mistake, it was obvious to everyone that the image wasn’t real. But over the past year, new high-tech programs have been developed and made available. Programs like Google nano banana pro It is becoming increasingly difficult to determine what is real and what is AI. In particular, this program allows you to generate photos, videos, and audio in such high quality that they are almost indistinguishable from the real world.
According to a survey conducted by Pew Research Center,yYoung people are more likely to regularly consume news on TikTok, Instagram, Reddit, and X.there are now AI influencers offering advice on social media. fake weather forecast A video is circulating. and AI generated crisis situation. As consumers of media, we need to become more media literate by questioning whether what we’re seeing is real.
It can be difficult to tell if something is AI-generated or not, but there are three important tips we discovered through our internet research that can help you detect AI-generated videos.
According to digital investigative journalist Henk van Es: Global investigative reporting network, When time is of the essence and you need to instantly assess questionable perfection, focus on your intuition that something is “too good to be true.”
Ess led an article that introduces many tips and tricks for AI detection. For example, we test the quality of your skin. AI-generated photos and videos often produce skin that is too smooth and textureless. and “Are the grooming levels consistent with the claimed context and setting?”
The second trick is to look for discrepancies in the background. Do you have leading lines that don’t line up correctly? For example, the cabinets in the background of an AI influencer’s video may look like they don’t line up correctly. Also, in many AI-generated videos, if you look closely, there are things that block traditional exit points.
Third, Examine human characteristics in detail. Slightly curly or overly textured hair can be a sign of AI production. Also, check to see if the mouth movements are erratic.— Pay particular attention to your teeth. Another key to determining whether a video is AI-generated is whether the motion is blurry. Look at your hands and fingers as they move quickly to make sure there are no blurred movements.
With these tips in mind, it’s important to remember that AI isn’t going away anytime soon, and many of us will need to use it in our careers in some way. That’s why it’s so important to be media savvy and understand how to use AI ethically.
“It has a really good use and a really good purpose. You just have to use it correctly, and you’ll be fine and dandy,” said Taryn Reed, adjunct professor of mass media at Washburn University. “From there, I think we need to start talking about AI in the classroom, because we just say, ‘Hey, AI is bad.— That’s not the company’s mindset. Your company wants you to use AI. That’s fine, you just have to know how to use it in an ethical way. ”
I myself have had experiences where I thought an AI-generated video was real. When I found out that the video was fake, I felt terrible that I couldn’t tell which video was real. No one, especially college students, can passively believe what we see. We need to be aware of the media we consume and question whether it is trustworthy. If you don’t, you run the risk of unconsciously confirming a lie.
Editing: Stuti Khadka, Jaema Bordelon
