A surge in videos generated by artificial intelligence (AI) has been sweeping social media, making it even trickier to fake content from the real thing. Cybersecurity firm, DeepStrike, reports that deepfake videos have risen from half a million in 2023 to over eight million this year.
Scammers are now exploiting AI to trick people into handing over money or spreading fake news. Software firm, Outplayed, has devised a list of ways to identify whether a video has been generated using AI.
Ways to identify if a video is AI-generated, according to the Daily Mirror citing Outplayed, are:
Blinking and eyes: Subjects blink less or move their eyes in robotic patterns
Hands and fingers: Look for warped or merged fingers, as AI still finds hands a challenge
Lighting errors: Shadows fall in odd directions or faces look too bright
Water and reflections: Liquid looks too perfect or unnaturally still
Lip sync issues: Mouth movements don’t quite match the words being said – especially on “p” or “b” sounds.
Smooth skin: AI faces appear like plastic, without pores or texture
Glitchy backgrounds: Look for warped objects or flickering edges as well as unhidden watermarks
How fabric moves: Clothes move stiffly or unnaturally in a breeze
Scene transitions: Awkward jumps or “blips” suggest synthetic editing
Unusual context: People appear out of character or in strange places
Gut feeling: If it feels unreal, then it probably is
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