AI Generated Images vs. Real Photos: The Ultimate Challenge
In the digital age, the lines between reality and artificial intelligence-generated content are blurring. With the advent of advanced AI technologies, such as Mid Journey V6, the ability to distinguish between AI-generated images and real photographs has become a fascinating challenge. Is it possible to tell them apart?
The Blind Test: AI vs. Real Photo
Imagine being presented with a series of images, some crafted by AI and others captured through a camera lens. Your task? To discern which is which. This isn’t just a game; it’s a testament to how far AI has come in mimicking reality. Each image, whether it’s a portrait with impeccable skin texture or a landscape with stunning detail, pushes the boundaries of what we believe is possible with artificial intelligence.
AI-generated images, once easily distinguishable from their real counterparts, now boast details that challenge our perceptions. From the convincing liquid spots on a glass to the subtle reflection of the sky in a window, the realism is astonishing. But, upon closer inspection, can you spot the AI’s telltale signs?
Perfecting the AI Image with Advanced Tools
The creation process of these AI images is as intriguing as the images themselves. Tools like Mid Journey and Magnific AI play pivotal roles in adding layers of details that bring these pictures to life. Yet, despite these advancements, the human touch remains irreplaceable. Photoshop, for instance, is still crucial for adding final touches, such as removing labels or adding grain, to achieve a more realistic look.
Platforms like Luminar Neo, Placeit, Dealjumbo, Envato Elements, and GraphicRiver offer a plethora of resources for creative professionals to enhance their work, whether it’s AI-generated or not. From adding unique textures to tweaking the smallest details, these tools ensure that the final product, AI-generated or real, is of the highest quality.
The Future of Photography and AI
The integration of AI in photography and image creation raises questions about the future of the field. Will AI replace traditional photography, or will it become an indispensable tool for photographers and artists? The possibilities are endless. The ability of AI to generate images that rival real photos, from portraits to landscapes and even product mockups, opens up new avenues for creativity and efficiency.
However, the use of AI is not without its ethical considerations. As AI learns from vast datasets, including potentially copyrighted images, the line between inspiration and infringement becomes blurred. The appearance of watermarks in AI-generated images, mimicking those found on stock photography sites, highlights the need for a thoughtful approach to AI’s learning resources.
Embracing the AI Revolution in Imagery
As we stand on the brink of a new era in image creation, it’s clear that AI has secured its place in the toolkit of modern photographers and designers. The challenge of distinguishing between AI-generated images and real photographs is not just a game; it’s a glimpse into a future where AI and human creativity combine to push the boundaries of what’s possible.
The journey of exploring AI-generated imagery is filled with surprises, challenges, and endless possibilities. So, whether you’re a professional photographer, a graphic designer, or someone fascinated by the convergence of technology and art, the rise of AI in imagery is a development worth watching and participating in.
Video source: Blind Test: AI vs Real Photo, Can YOU Tell?
@ojaswiverma5157
Hats Off to your new video editor. The wiggle to the camera is adding an oomph to the overall look. Adding 3D elements is a new approach. Loved the overall funky look.
And what happened to the outro. Who turned the TV off. What happened to "like the video and subscribe, and not just subscribe, ring the bell icon so that you my friend don't miss any other tips, tricks and tutorial. I would like to take this time and thank all these wonderful people from patreon….."
@mandolina6280
We're living in a century of lies.
@wuyangfeng
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@namakudamono
Great video! AI image creation is becoming so convincing! I would love to see a video (or a series of videos) related to integrating AI image generation with real photography. For example, I currently shoot home interior products at actual model room locations in order to show the product in a typical environment. It would be incredible to able to use s studio-shot image of the product, isolate it from the solid colour background, and then use AI to generate a realistic background environment with the correct angle and lighting etc. Are there any tutorials for achieving this kind of thing online? Keep the great work!
@GachaRobin
6/10
@user-hk4bq8be1d
All blogers is AI generated !
@john3Lee
I would suggest that no young person pays money studying for a degree in photography anymore !!
@MatthieuBarbie
4… damn…
@noamcohen9443
It won't take too long until aI will be able to make things look completely real. That said, I dont believe ai will replace artist or photographers at any point but rather help them achieve better results with less effort. As long as we 'keep creating' as umesh said- ai will accompany us, not replace us.
@tonyjames5444
I remember back when PS first started to take off and we heard it'll spell the end for many areas of commercial photography, it didn't happen, then along came digital and we heard the same thing and that also wasn't the case.
Not really heard the same said about AI which is ironic because this will without doubt spell the end for many photography businesses.
@FusionDeveloper
This should be called "I edited AI generated images to try to make them look real, can you still tell it was AI Generated versus real photos with no editing?"
He didn't take an AI generated output and compare it to a real photo.
He took an AI Generated photo and did tons of manual editing in photoshop and inpainting.
That isn't a fair comparison, because I am looking for AI generated things and he is undoing them.
You could do the same and take real photos and add in obvious AI Generated features to make it look AI Generated.
I don't think this is a fair video and by the reveal of the 2nd photo, I feel deceived by the video title and verbal challenge.
I got the first image guessed correctly, but knew something wasn't fair/right.
I was 50/50 on the second image and as soon as I started seeing what was done, I was angry about the whole video.
At this point, I stopped watching the video, even though now I know what the actual rules of this game are.
@peroaman5903
Zeeerroooo 😂
@sadepennbrook6161
Watermarks?
Uh oh…😬
@jackbauer2698
Who isn't fake these days tbh.
@Rangeela-Rasool
I thought Ai image means whole image is generated by Computer itself,
but no Ai tool need source to generate image
@andrewsidamo2469
Aren't you allowed to use stock images with watermarks if you're OK with them?
@Mr1Spring
The background music is a bit annoying.
@pejovan9232
I only collected 4 points ;(
@adrianb5601
But they are real – the AI is taking real images and re packaging them
@urbaguilera
if it looks too perfect, flawless, it's probably AI 😀
@zenblue-bk
How about 3d clone , photos are easy to make
@torowazup1
👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👌🏼😎
Happy New Year 🎉
@natalieminks7412
I scored 7 of 10.
Since AI has to use existing images wouldn't that be in the rehelm of copyright infringement? Many humans have been sued for images looking very similar to others and since AI has to use other's work, since it's can't create something on it's own. Who is responsible for the infringement, the company which wrote the code or the person typing in the idea to be generated?
@infographie
Excellent.
@JulieWDesign
whoop whoooppp 🎉😊
@abdelraoufbenmadi3592
0
@user-xs6hh1pn8n
Creativity is inspiration. Steal like an Artist!
@Bright123-fp3jl
`♦ I believe we are meant to be like Jesus in our hearts and not in our flesh. But be careful of AI, for it knows only things of the flesh such as our fleshly desires and cannot comprehend things of the spirit such as true love and eternal joy that comes from obeying God's Word. Man is a spirit and has a soul but lives in a body which is flesh. When you go to bed it is the flesh that sleeps, but your spirit never sleeps and that is why you have dreams, unless you have died in peace physically. More so, true love that endures and last is a thing of the heart. When I say 'heart', I mean 'spirit'. But fake love, pretentious love, love with expectations, love for classic reasons, love for material reasons and love for selfish reasons those are things of the flesh. In the beginning God said let us make man in our own image, according to our likeness. Take note, God is Spirit and God is Love. As Love He is the source of it. We also know that God is Omnipotent, for He creates out of nothing and He has no beginning and has no end. That means, our love is but a shadow of God's Love. True love looks around to see who is in need of your help, your smile, your possessions, your money, your strength, your quality time. Love forgives and forgets. Love wants for others what it wants for itself. However, true love works in conjunction with other spiritual forces such as patience and faith – in the finished work of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, rather than in what man has done such as science, technology and organizations which won't last forever. To avoid sin and error which leads to the death of your body and your spirit-soul in hell fire (second death), you must make God's Word the standard for your life, not AI. If not, God will let you face AI on your own (with your own strength) and it will cast the truth down to the ground, it will be the cause of so much destruction like never seen before, it will deceive many and take many captive in order to enslave them into worshipping it and abiding in lawlessness. We can only destroy ourselves but with God all things are possible. God knows us better because He is our Creater and He knows our beginning and our end. The prove texts can be found in the book of John 5:31-44, 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12, Daniel 2, Daniel 7-9, Revelation 13-15, Matthew 24-25 and Luke 21.
HOW TO MAKE GOD'S WORD THE STANDARD FOR YOUR LIFE?
You must read your Bible slowly, attentively and repeatedly, having this in mind that Christianity is not a religion but a Love relationship. It is measured by the love you have for God and the love you have for your neighbor. Matthew 5:13 says, "You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men." Our spirits can only be purified while in the body (while on earth) but after death anything unpurified (unclean) cannot enter Heaven Gates. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God (Matthew 5:8). No one in his right mind can risk or even bare to put anything rotten into his body nor put the rotten thing closer to the those which are not rotten. Sin makes the heart unclean but you can ask God to forgive you, to save your soul, to cleanse you of your sin, to purify your heart by the blood of His Son, our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ which He shed here on earth because Isaiah 53:5 says, "But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed". Meditation in the Word of God is a visit to God because God is in His Word. We know God through His Word because the Word He speaks represent His heart's desires. Meditation is a thing of the heart, not a thing of the mind. Thinking is lower level while meditation is upper level. You think of your problems, your troubles but inorder to meditate, you must let go of your own will, your own desires, your own ways and let the Word you read prevail over thinking process by thinking of it more and more, until the Word gets into your blood and gains supremacy over you. That is when meditation comes – naturally without forcing yourself, turning the Word over and over in your heart. You can be having a conversation with someone while meditating in your heart – saying 'Thank you, Jesus…' over and over in your heart. But it is hard to meditate when you haven't let go of offence and past hurts. Your pain of the past, leave it for God, don't worry yourself, Jesus is alive, you can face tomorrow, He understands what you are passing through today. Begin to meditate on this prayer day and night (in all that you do), "Lord take more of me and give me more of you. Give me more of your holiness, faithfulness, obedience, self-control, purity, humility, love, goodness, kindness, joy, patience, forgiveness, wisdom, understanding, calmness, perseverance… Make me a channel of shinning light where there is darkness, a channel of pardon where there is injury, a channel of love where there is hatred, a channel of humility where there is pride…" The Word of God becomes a part of us by meditation, not by saying words but spirit prayer (prayer from the heart). When the Word becomes a part of you, it will by its very nature influence your conduct and behavior. Your bad habits, you will no longer have the urge to do them. You will think differently, dream differently, act differently and talk differently – if something does not qualify for meditation, it does not qualify for conversation.
THE BATTLE BETWEEN LIGHT AND DARKNESS (GOOD AND EVIL)
Heaven is God's throne and the dwelling place for God's angels and the saints. Hell was meant for the devil (satan) and the fallen angels. Those who torture the souls in hell are demons (unclean spirits). Man's spirit is a free moral agent. You can either yield yourself to God or to the devil because God has given us discretion. If one thinks he possesses only his own spirit, he is lying to himself and he is already in the dark. God is light while the devil is darkness. Light (Holy Spirit) and darkness (evil spirit) cannot stay together in a man's body. God is Love (Love is light) and where there is no love is hell, just as where there is no light is darkness. The one you yield yourself to, you will get his reward. The reward of righteousness to man's spirit is life (abundant life) and the reward of sin to man's spirit is death. Sin and satan are one and the same. Whatever sin can cause, satan also can cause. Sin is what gives the devil dominion or power over man's spirit. When God's Word becomes a part of you, sin power over you is broken, you become the righteousness of God through Christ Jesus. Where Jesus is, you are and when He went (to the Father), you went. In the book of John 8:42-47, Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I proceeded forth and came from God; nor have I come of Myself, but He sent Me. Why do you not understand My speech? Because you are not able to listen to My word. You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you want to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it. Which of you convicts Me of sin? And if I tell the truth, why do you not believe Me? He who is of God hears God’s words; therefore you do not hear, because you are not of God.” My prayer is, "May God bless His Word in the midst of your heart." Glory and honour be to God our Father, our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and our Helper the Holy Spirit. Watch and pray!… Thank you for your time and may God bless you as you share this message with others.
@AG_before
8.
I've been using MJ for a while and was going to stop until v6 ALPHA recently came out. This is, hands-down, the most photorealistic version ever, and I'm not even into photorealism. When you add Magnific and slight editing in Photoshop, it's just not possible. As for stock photo sites, they will have to do what they are, which is just to be transparent about the images provided so that clients can make their own choices. Transparency is key.
As for the watermarks, even for many MJ users, it's a sore point, and many are unhappy with it. It's blatant proof that data is being scraped from stock photography. But how much and in what manner? They've been sued and questioned enough times, yet gotten away with it every time. Most AI-image generators have. Lawmakers MUST make laws applicable very clearly so that everyone is properly compensated and people using them can feel that laws are not being broken. There's no way to stop technology. It always wins, but the least we can do is ensure no one is abused while allowing others creativity with a new medium. But I believe the damage done already, is unfortunate enough. Let's be positive about the future.
Great video. Thank you. 👍
@packer_craze
As cool and impressive as some of this AI art stuff can be, I don't think I'll ever think positively on it because it is inherently damaging to the ability of artists/creatives/etc to exist and survive in the world.
To a certain extent there will always be some level of market/desire for art that a human directly creates, but the money flowing towards that overall will continue to shrink (in total $ and how many people it goes to) as more of the people w/ money make decisions prioritizing cost-cutting over quality (ie: using an AI art tool over hiring an artist). Already tough enough to afford to live as an artist of any stripe due to cheap options like Fiverr or only offering to pay people in exposure; AI art can, has been, and will continue to (at an even worse level) undercut even the cheapest options by bosses just throwing using AI art tools onto the responsibilities of some unpaid social media intern.
Even if decent laws are made to combat the worst aspects of it, it's going to cost innumerable livelihoods in the meantime, and the lives damaged in the process can't become magically unharmed after the fact; this is also without even considering that even with laws in place those laws are likely to be treated in the same way businesses and corporations often treat any laws: routinely braking them because it's difficult to properly enforce anything on monied interests, and even when they are punished the recompense is a pittance which does nothing to change their behavior.
Nothing against Unmesh in all this btw; in my eyes it's good to see videos like this because it provides a good snapshot of where the tech is at, and you gotta know your enemy (AI art tech) if you're gonna have any hope of surviving it. I hope he and other proponents for it take into consideration the misgivings folks like myself have on it all.
@sashr7842
Thank you!
@JOMprodBeta
the cat one was hard but when i saw the lights in the eyes i knew which was real because when im doing a photoshoot or lighting a video i understand how the lighting works when reflecting in the eyes. OTHERWISE i would have chosen the cat that was laying on the side of its face. WOW so hard
@akashrna1
2 of my answer is correct, Mockup bottles, and chocolate. AI is a great asset for photography and graphic designing (ooooohhhh big help for graphic designing). at least we need the main subject to place on the ai images, right?
@barrycainphotography
Holy cow I just noticed you started using a Mac.
@black-hunter7898
bro What the hell I am at 0000000000000000000000 why AI has became tooo good??????
@willshogren1987
The guy talking is definitely AI generated.
@soloCreationsFX
Scary
@alfons6350
The ai people gave me still shivers.
@emmygreen8108
This video made me mad because this game was rigged. I'm out here looking for ai generated flaws, and this man is touching them up.
@OnnichanXHub
Sale default Ai girl model ha to done he Ai gen ha mujha pata buhat use Kiya ha
@user-xb2vo4yi4d
2/10. Soon I'll fail captchas.
@peten4444
How do I get Midjourney please?
@vince7528
It's gonna create a huge intellectual property issue
@Michael-rh5uo
Crazy 4.5 out of 10
@jimtincher7357
I think photography needs to be protected… much like Hollywood just did last fall.
@nightmarejungle5871
if u didnt tell me the glass of wine picture was ai generated id probbly never knew thats insane i tought its real cause it looks very realistic
@dcedce2907
How to find out if it's AI of not. Pull the plug, yank the batteries. Now you know.