Adding grain to AI-generated images makes them harder to identify as fake, the New York Times reports.
The finding comes as users in the US and abroad begin to use AI images to influence election campaigns.
From falsified campaign ads to stolen artwork, AI-generated images have been responsible for a wave of disinformation online in recent months.
Now, the New York Times reports that AI detection software — one of the frontline defenses against the spread of AI-generated disinformation — can be easily fooled by simply adding grain to AI-generated images.
The Times' analysis comes at a time when users are increasingly deploying AI-generated misinformation online to influence political campaigns, Insider reported.
Persons:
Cynthia Rudin, Ron DeSantis, Donald Trump, Anthony Fauci
Organizations:
New York Times, Morning, Times, Duke University