“It has become increasingly challenging for the average human eye to distinguish between AI-generated and real photos,” said Andrey Doronichev, CEO and cofounder of Optic.xyz , a website that lets people upload images to detect whether they have been generated with AI or not. “This has the potential to manipulate public opinion, undermine the credibility of news sources, and ultimately threaten the democratic process by promoting disinformation.” Optic is one among many such tools that have sprung up over the last few months in response to the rise of AI-generated images on the internet. None of these tools, including Optic, however, are foolproof. You can also try to recognize if an image is AI-generated by looking for weird fingers or botched faces . Finally, if the image looks too good to be true, it probably is.…