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Re:DuckDuckGo now lets you hide AI-generated images in searc... by SteveVeilStream on Friday July 18, 2025 @03:12PM (#44608656)
A risk is that it will give people a false sense of confidence that they are viewing real content. The only way out of this mess is cryptographic methodss (based on hardware in cameras) that can allow end-users to verify photos as real and then we assume every other photo may be AI.
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Re:DuckDuckGo now lets you hide AI-generated images in searc... by Taek on Friday July 18, 2025 @03:20PM (#44608738)
Cryptographic components in cameras have roots of trust that can be compromised as well. Also, photos can be staged (many famous examples of this).

The only real solution is to build social infrastructure that helps people identify the trustworthiness of a source. Some efforts are being made in both the centralized and decentralized directions.

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Re:DuckDuckGo now lets you hide AI-generated images in searc... by supertrope on Friday July 18, 2025 @11:42PM (#44612395)
It turns out librarians and teachers teaching media literacy and critical thinking still has great value!

"Are the author's conclusions supported by the facts they present?" "Is their assertion internally consistent?" "What do you think the author is trying to make you feel and do by consuming this content?" "Is this a primary or secondary source?" "Can this be independently verified?" "Is the source credible?"

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Re:DuckDuckGo now lets you hide AI-generated images in searc... by Spivak on Friday July 18, 2025 @03:18PM (#44608726)
Take a photo of an ai image, profit! Would the signature even survive the editing process of any photographer?

It would be an endless source of memes to try and make the most obviously fake image have the "verified real" badge.

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Re:DuckDuckGo now lets you hide AI-generated images in searc... by supertrope on Friday July 18, 2025 @11:31PM (#44612344)
If only it were that easy. The camera manufacturer keys would leak. Key revocation would be too difficult. PKI is hard.
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