[Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] AI Fakes

[Robert Primak]

 I'm not familiar with these resources, but here's what it looks like, from visiting these sites:
DeepFake-o-meter: The site says the tool is free to use, with a caution. This tool is a research prototype, so it may not be as reliable as a full production tool. The service was recently offline, as Kim Komando found out, but it is back online. Perhaps if we have a download of Kim Komando's image, we could submit it to the site and see what it says?

Sightengine: This is a production tool, meant to process images in bulk rapidly. It has a free tier, for up to 2000 images per month (500 per day). We have Kim's result when she submitted her image to this site. 

Hive’s AI-generated image detector: Pricing is not discussed at this site. This is a professional production tool, aimed at sites or services which need to moderate content on a large scale in real time. What Kim Komando used was most likely their free demo, which may lack the full features of the paid service.

I haven't used any of these services myself. I also haven't seen the article in which Kim Komando described these services and discussed the results of uploading her image to be tested. 
-- Bob Primak 

    On Tuesday, August 5, 2025 at 08:01:24 AM EDT, John Rudy via LCTG <lctg at lists.toku.us> wrote:  
 
 
The info below is from today’s Kim Komando newsletter.  She used them on a photo that AI created for her.

  

·  DeepFake-o-meter: Upload a photo or video, and it’ll scan it with multiple detection models to tell you how fake it might be. I got a “server busy” message testing my princes’ image. 

·  Sightengine: A behind-the-scenes powerhouse that spots digital tampering, even if the naked eye can’t. It gave me 99% that the princes were fake. 

·  Hive’s AI-generated image detector: Used by major media outlets to tell if that photo of the pope in a Balenciaga jacket is AI (Spoiler: It was). Yup, the princes are 99% AI foolery here, too. 

  

I’ve never used any of these and haven’t checked out prices  but that is my next step (unless one of you does it first)

John

  

  

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