The frequency is so high, and I am getting so burned out on checking comments to gauge how much everything is changing, that I've nearly given up subconsciously. Pretty close to just ignoring all images I see.

I'm beginning to write off most images as AI. I actually think that's where this is all headed.

There are projects like https://contentcredentials.org/ . If we want, with some effort we could distinguish between real and ai generated. If.

No individual actor - human or corporate - stands to benefit enough because "trust in reality" is neither easily measured nor financialized.

Some do care, e.g. some camera manufacturers or some news agencies. Surprisingly some social media platforms[1] want clear labels for AI generated content.

[1]: e.g. tiktok https://newsroom.tiktok.com/en-us/partnering-with-our-indust...

that's the easiest position imo. It's AI unless proven otherwise. No one has the time to place this much detailed on a random video when the purpose of the video is just entertainment. What this might lead to though is people losing (or not learning) the skills needed to separate real content from AI generated content

And even if it isn't AI, it is quite possibly deceptively edited. Content provenance will be important in the future.

That does seem like a plausible nightmare scenario. That they are somehow set loose generating content, are rewarded for virality, and completely drown out content generated by humans. At that point they would exhibit accelerating non-sense. And this would be disruptive for all of society. Maybe.

like chrome incognito? i tried and it does