[Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] AI Fakes

[Mitchell I. Wolfe]

The MIT Museum (across from MIT/Kendall MBTA station [4]) currently has 
an exhibit on AI [5]. There are several interactive displays where the 
visitor is challenged to identify fake vs. real images. Explanations and 
hints are provided on how to differentiate.

May be worth a field trip...

-- Mitch

On 2025-08-05 15:05, Robert Primak via LCTG wrote:

> I'm not familiar with these resources, but here's what it looks like, 
> from visiting these sites:
> 
> DeepFake-o-meter [1]: 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 [2]: 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 [3]: 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 [1]: 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 [2]: 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 [3]: 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
> 
> John Rudy
> 
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> 
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> 
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[1] 
https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.2IMLVmXoIhYqe4rOLa6UD1FratNxxffM0cBVrcQkh5rUpE7PoGOou4zO-Rmu2Y7T5jbooe76VyalViXjPcp631wOUinrv8otu7x_Zi0_sCIoCDwlVcv1PhwA1NL0QqQIqj9TUTelNAKAlaCIsVv7WoXkFcPZkRhiZpDw8QTW-JEbIGBz6pr8kBprBnkZ1YKz/4is/y1TG-mUJROGZB_4bHFrGEw/h5/h001.Y2Hr9QwtoBJz92HjaDcxCUDMKbD30Mg27iHfoKgnE1M
[2] 
https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.cEVqIqxGBrwV8gkFg5bJzjAyoyLwTnprZmojO6P5iVi37id8nsjtg_mne67yyDsEgcl-gazgo3L-aA5q5x_D1I_B_vJLVmVCNWGGhJtTMd6u01CZUX7-0WQWDSJ1EtQXGZ61gN1kLSpOz1YLmaCVf6Fkx_8pC7d5YkPws7P1Dtc/4is/y1TG-mUJROGZB_4bHFrGEw/h6/h001.5nQTETlMURCoafVFYACBuhahFbAavy0auuGRn9kAYuA
[3] 
https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.6vuVJVhO7XvHcxfbfE-QEwmwvVc4E3HzlNQH_uACcuNx0vTmug3yl5YZ1HkZc6NTV6drjO1p2balhwk6E17AJ6jHOb_SHYJ1VCEwNs2oow-9QFHkexJYHG79r3oGjk0IwczA9ZDKX-Y4ctX2ga0UHsVhA_B-ABc24re_65mAhEYv9g_lx0_9cwO6BgXM3eal/4is/y1TG-mUJROGZB_4bHFrGEw/h7/h001.nzs_934AuZVpsfk2D5zK0agfM4pF1yX9YRlaQezpjso
[4] https://www.mbta.com/stops/place-knncl
[5] https://mitmuseum.mit.edu/exhibitions/ai-mind-the-gap
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