Can we ever trust photos again?
Trust Issues
Photography has never been a perfect representation of the real world.
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As of now, though, those barriers havebeen utterly crumpled.
Photo fakery is ready for the next level.Charlie Sorrel
It’s not impossible because we do it right out.
We have typically used them in conjunction with other sources of information.
Photo Finished
It’s hard to overstate how much we rely on photos as ‘The Truth.’
Photos have long been used to show the truth.Pierre Andrieu / Getty
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The repercussions are pretty far-reaching.
“Trusting photos comes down to the source and context.
Weve always had the ability to manipulate images, long before Photoshop.
Photos form a huge part of our historical record.Alain Mingham / Getty
“[S]omething that will likely become a more prominent necessity is AI detection softwarespecifically for images.
And while, as Fitzmaurice says, source and context are important, this goes the other way.
It’s not looking good.
