It’s the fast-growing technology that continues to fool millions of social media users around the world – but how adept are YOU at spotting a fake AI photo?
From the Pope posing in a puffer coat to Donald Trump being arrested on the streets of New York, images created by artificial intelligence are becoming increasingly convincing.
While some of the snaps are clearly fake and designed to amuse or make a political statement, there are experts who fear the technology’s potential as a weapon of mass disinformation.
It comes as a German artist who won the Sony World Photography Award this week refused to accept his prize after revealing his black and white portrait of two women was in fact created by AI.
Boris Eldagsen tricked competition organisers with his entry, Pseudomnesia: The Electrician – a haunting close-up of two women in a grainy sepia which won the creative open category.
Below are some photos of celebrities and world leaders, but can you sift fact from fiction?
1. An image of Joe Biden dancing in his office upon hearing the news of Donald Trump’s indictment
2. An image of Joe Biden walking in the street
3. An image of Tesla founder and Twitter CEO Elon Musk on the red carpet
4. An image of Elon Musk walking hand-in-hand with a woman on the street
5. An image of French president Emmanuel Macron volunteering to pick up rubbish
6. An image of Macron being escorted away from protests by police in Paris
7. An image of Tom Cruise holding up a penny while looking into the camera
8. An image of Tom Cruise on the red carpet
9. An image of Russian president Vladimir Putin greeting Chinese president Xi Jingping
10. An image of Putin during a press conference
11. An image of Putin praying while dressed in traditional monk clothing
12. An image of Kate Middleton in a royal blue ensemble
13. An image of Kate Middleton’s side profile in an apparent photo shoot
14. An image of Prince Harry cutting a smart figure in a dark suit
15. An image of Prince Harry picking up a McDonald’s
16. An image of Mike Tyson wearing a Winnie The Pooh onesie
17. An image of Mike Tyson with his distinctive face tattoo on show
18. An image of Boris Johnson sporting a black puffer jacket
19. An image of Boris Johnson leaving his home with a rucksack in hand
20. An image of Lady Gaga in an over-the-top outfit
21. An image of Lady Gaga in Joker-inspired make-up
