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How to check a photo for AI generation
An AI photo detector analyzes the visual content of an image and estimates whether it was generated by artificial intelligence. It gives you a useful signal when a photo’s origin is unclear, rather than a certificate that the picture is real or fake.
A photo check that fits your workflow
Before sharing a photo
Check an unfamiliar image from a message, feed or search result before passing it on. Use the AI photo detector alongside a source check: find the earliest available copy and read the surrounding context.
Before publishing content
Review supplied images when editing a newsletter, article or website. Ask contributors about generation and editing tools. A detector can support that conversation, but cannot replace a clear editorial policy.
When reviewing visual claims
Use the score as one piece of evidence when a profile photo, product image or visual claim seems unusual. Image generation, face manipulation and misleading captions are different problems; one score cannot resolve all three.
Can an AI photo detector be wrong?
Yes. AI photo detection can produce false positives and false negatives. A real photo may receive a high score, and a generated image may receive a low one. Heavy compression, resizing, screenshots, filters, illustration styles and newly released generators can change the signals available to the model.