Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming increasingly popular because of its ability to create songs, images, videos and text from simple prompts.
We used the Adobe Firefly application to generate AI images, and placed them side-by-side with real photos of actual people to test how easy it is to spot the fake.
Here are two images of male surfers posing for a selfie at the beach.
Can you tell which one has been AI-generated?
Answer: This is the image made using AI.
Notice how the surfer's irises are slightly different sizes.
His ear is also warped, and there is a gap under his arm where his shirt should be.
The prompts entered to create the AI image were: "Selfie of male surfer with surfboard standing at the beach."
In these pictures, two female tourists are taking a photo of Sydney's Bondi Beach.
Can you spot the dupe?
Answer: If you guessed this image, you're correct.
The giveaway lies on the woman's phone screen as it shows a different image to the landscape she's taking the shot of
The prompts entered to generate this image were: "Woman taking photo Bondi Beach."
Here are two pictures of fishermen holding their catch of the day.
Which one do you think is the fake?
Answer: This is the image made using AI.
In this image, the fish has a double eye and a slightly warped tail.
The fisherman also appears to be missing fingers.
The picture was created using the prompt: "40-year-old Australian man holding fish on boat."
These images show two families enjoying a camping trip, but can you tell which holiday snap is real?
Answer: This is the image made using AI.
In this photo, the woman is missing her left earring while the child has two different-sized eyes.
The prompts used were: "Selfie of family on a camping trip."
These two images show female baristas making coffee at a cafe, but only one image is real.
Can you guess which one?
Answer: This barista is the AI generated one.
The tell-tale signs lie in the distorted coffee cups.
The woman is also missing a finger.
The prompts used to create this image were: "Young Australian woman making coffee in a cafe."