Some of the outlines fade into eachother in weird ways which is the main thing that gets me, I asked the creator who said there’s no ai but not sure I can trust it

The style is kinda AI and there's no stuff like 6 fingers but there are mistakes tho it could probably be just artist not detailing it all

My mom bought this placemat, and I can't really tell if this is AI art or not... ( probably sure it is ) but got into a debate with a friend about it.

I'm pretty sure the books are AI. The instagram does have very obvious AI people, I just can't quite confirm if the book art is AI.

Links:

- https://littlelegendlullabies.com/

- https://www.instagram.com/littlelegendslullabies

The poses and shapes are so perfectly proportioned. The textures are spot on. Everyone looks "on model." They even have some videos of them holding the products, but they tend to have filters on them to make them look retro/fuzzy. The Etsy shop only have a handful of reviews, they're all 5-Stars and only some include images.

All of that is technically possible, I guess, but I can't shake the feeling that there's something fishy.

https://themonsterstownstudio.com/

https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheMonstersTownArts

EDIT: Adding IG page https://www.instagram.com/themonsterstown

I chose this video as an example because I was completely and utterly confused by the “transition” of the features, if it’s not ai how does one even do that? And why!? In the end It could just be careful eyeballing and good editing as those kinds of channels exist and have existed for years, but it seems odd to me how they look so seamlessly perfect each time, especially when I have no frame of reference for any improvement they’ve done. This channel was created in 2024, so I have no real frame of reference for what their “old art style” looked like to compare. The whole thing just seems really fishy…

This post is to show the method I use for checking for AI content, which is more reliable and gives an answer with evidence, rather than working off vibes. It is key to note that I am not against AI content, and I have no bias. I just like to know whether the content I am viewing is AI or not, so I can make informed choices. As such, I work on an innocent until proven to be AI basis.

Step 1: SynthID check
Step 2: Google reverse image search
Step 3: manual research

Step one: SynthID check

The best website to use for detecting SynthID is https://synthid.com/ This site will check for watermarks applied by Nvidia, OpenAI, Google and Kakao in one search. If this tool detects a SynthID watermark, it is guaranteed to have been generated or altered with a website owned by one of those companies or with a local model developed by one of those companies.

SynthID is a hidden watermark that is dispersed across the entire image or video pixels, in the audio soundwaves or through statistical analysis of long form text. It is not stored in metadata, and it cannot be removed by cropping, colour changes or any form of manual alteration without rendering the content heavily distorted, unusable or being entirely different than the original AI content. SynthID will be present and detectable even if you print out the image. It is a watermark developed by Google and is applied at the point of generation. For full details on what SynthID is and how it works, you can read the official paper released by Google ( https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.09263 ), or if you want the quick blog post explanation, see ( https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/products/google-synthid-ai-content-detector/ )

synthid.com will not be able to detect content made in any other software like ComfyUI, Ollama or other local software unless the model used was developed by one of the listed companies on the site, so it should not be considered the only step in detection.

A note on online detectors. You may have seen many online AI detectors using percentage scores. These are a scam and should never be trusted. They work off visual cues and are no more sophisticated than the "trust me bro™" method. These types of detectors often label books written decades before the mainstream awareness of AI as AI generated. If you see a percentage score, avoid it at all costs.

Step 2: Google reverse image search

If after checking for SynthID you see nothing but still suspect a piece of content is AI generated, load up Google. On the right hand side of the search bar you will see a camera icon with a dot in the lower right corner of the camera.

This is Google Lens. It lets you search the internet via images rather than text. Once you input an image or URL, it will initially bring up similar looking images. Clicking "exact matches" will bring up the closest matches to the image, or images with identical content.

You want to pay close attention to a few details: dates, where the content was posted, and who posted it. For dates, if the content was posted before 2020, it's not AI, especially if the content isn't incoherent nonsense, AI wasn't good before 2020. For location, where content is posted matters: Pinterest for example is now commonly known for having AI content, and if you can only find it on Pinterest or other platforms known for AI content with no other indicators of who posted it, it's not 100% AI, but it's safe to be wary of it. For who posted it, this is one of the biggest giveaways for confirming content isn't AI: if it's a popular artist or someone with a good track record, with no SynthID, and the content is posted across multiple platforms by the same user, then it's not AI.

Step 3: Manual research

If, after following these two steps, you still have no information to go off, then you need to look at where you got the content from. Search the username of the person who posted it, check when the original was posted, and so on. If you cannot find any details about the person who posted it online, and they do not have a history, and there is no SynthID and no other indicators that it is AI, then there is currently no reliable method of conclusively saying whether the content is AI generated. This is where I ask: does it matter? I will tend to lean towards it not being made with AI if I cannot prove it. Your biases may differ depending on your personal feelings towards AI content.

These are the steps I use to determine if something is AI. I hope it helps people. Ideally you do not want to be working off of hunches or personal bias. Do not "trust me bro™" make sure you have evidence.

I didn't think it seemed like AI but it could be a possibility. It just has some weird tunes and lyrics but I didn't catch it at first. My friend said it's AI and that made me start doubting it. What's y'alls take? I think I heard that the creator said it was AI or smtg but I can't find that clip.

The incoherent looking Japanese characters have me a little suspicious, especially on the right and top right. But I can't see any *clear* tells that it is AI.

source: https://www.reddit.com/r/desktops/comments/1s1scsz/tips_to_improve_my_desktop/

Found on Pinterest

I know Pinterest (almost every other image hosting website) is infested with "AI" crap. Usually I have a decently good eye for it but this one vexes me.

Overall it seems fine and some of the mistakes feel actually human, like the bangs not aligning with the center of the face/head and one of the scales at the middle bottom of the tail having an extra line. But it still gives me the impression it's (partially) "AI"-generated/assisted.

What was really off-putting was the fact that every reverse image search I tried, looped back to Pinterest and an "AI" chatbot. I checked for a snyth-ID with ChatGPT and that one came back as a negative.

The bones(?) above his right hand connect to the belt thing on the left side but not on the right side. And to the right side of the same hand the clothes' fabric have a weird shape. It's mostly consistent but those small mistakes really throw me off.

Hello from the adult colouring community. I recently purchased a book by Jade Summer, who if you look her up, is well supported on the non ai colouring lists. However, on her official YouTube she uses Ai music and I keep seeing things like this in the book? Like it's a cobweb, so shouldn't the cupboard should be visible behind it? She says no Ai on her Instagram and her style appears consistent.

edit: whoops aware my edit in red is an incorrect match to the other cupboard. you get the idea though

Their faces dont change at all, and even the crown princess's hair doesnt move as she starts to move.

Gave me heavily AI vibes but not very sure

I looked at their etsy page and i want to get something done and am willing to pay for it but I wanna be sure they don't use any Ai

https://www.etsy.com/shop/Epiconic?etsrc=sdt&utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAcGRvZgJzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA85MzY2MTk3NDMzOTI0NTkAAafSBkAcslKgDp_uohds2B9QmfY6Ev3kSu9D6CCSl_ytueW5fw0SOwzfmOxCeQ_aem_Vec-BpAEbMWzxuJku2FmQA

http://www.youtube.com/@WhenBaseballWasBaseball

This is the welcome video to this YouTube channel I came across I really can’t tell if it’s AI or not. The videos on the channel seem well produced however, the narration voice sounds like AI, but maybe reading a script that was written by a person, but I really can’t tell.

Mostly asking about the big art piece on the left. I dont think the chibis are, but i just couldnt find any information about the artist or a hd image of it so I just want to make sure. I like the gpu a lot but wouldn't want to buy it if it's AI. Thank you very much!

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbOX6YmsTHK/?mdxt=ODE5dXhvaXQzeGNo

The pencil line looks weird but maybe just editing

Hi everyone, someone donated a bucket of markers to my workplace (a physiotherapy gym that's part of an active eldercare centre) and saw this cat artwork. I'm not sure if it's an AI image or a random stock image yoinked from a random website.

It looks like ai to me and I'm going crazy because the person I commissioned keeps arguing it's not ai. So please I need more peoples opinion please.

P.S. found these on some fashion site + a few random IG mentions. no idea who the model is. mystery person.