Just saw a report from Hualong Net where a journalist tested some images generated by a new model. They posted them on a chat app for a whole day, and there was zero auto-detection or any kind of warning—just sitting there in plain sight. Honestly, it gave me chills. Back in the day, you could at least spot the giveaways, but now this pixel-level replication is getting harder and harder to tell apart.
I run a page myself and use AI for generating images, but at least I tag them as AI-generated. Most people just don’t bother. The platforms have zero recognition systems in place, basically dumping all the responsibility on regular users to figure it out.
So I’m asking you all—when you’re scrolling and see an image, do you automatically question if it’s real or fake? Or do you just take it at face value? I feel like this line of defense is gonna have to come from the platforms themselves eventually. Relying on people’s conscience alone just isn’t realistic.