AI technology has made tremendous advances over the last couple of years. A growing number of people are using AI to create art. The market for AI art is expected to be worth $40.4 billion by 2033.
While some AI art is good, a lot of it is subpar. AI art generators have created huge volumes of low-quality images. AI art is also devaluing art made by humans, which can put real artists out of work.
The good news is that there are ways to fight back against the proliferation of AI art. You can use AI detectors to distinguish between content created by humans and AI.
What is an AI Art Detector and How Does it Work?
An AI art detector is a program that is designed to tell if art is created with AI or by legitimate graphic designers. They are trained on thousands of data sets of both types of content.
There are several things that AI detectors look at:
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They try to see how similar the image is to art that has been made with AI. They identify common color schemes, styles and pixel patterns in the AI-generated art in their data sets and see whether they are present in the content they are analyzing.
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They use deep neural networks to learn how AI art differs from art generated by people.
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They look for meta details that are encoded by AI detectors.
AI detectors are constantly evolving as they are tested on new art. They will keep getting better over time.
How Do You Use an AI Detector?
AI art detectors are pretty easy to use. You will just need to follow these simple steps.
Choose a Reliable AI Art Detector
There are a lot of AI detectors to choose from. However, some of them are a lot more reliable than others. You will want to start by checking reviews to see which ones have the best reputations.
You may want to test a few different AI detectors and compare the results. Try testing at least 10 images that you know are made by humans to see which give the highest number of false positives. Then try testing a similar number of images that you know are made with AI. Your own tests may be more meaningful than the reviews you found, since some websites are paid to provide biased reviews.
Upload the Correct Files
You will want to make sure that you are testing the correct file. Otherwise, you risk falsely accusing a legitimate artist of using AI, publishing an AI generated image to your site or rejecting human-made artwork.
Once you have verified that you have the right image, you will need to click and upload button and select the file path of the image that you want to analyze.
The AI art detector will then tell you whether the image is likely to have been generated with AI or not.
Read the Results Carefully
Every AI detector works differently. Some provide a binary output that says something like “This image is AI generated” or “this image was made by a human.” Others provide a numerical score telling you what percentage of the image is likely to be created with AI.
You will want to know how to read the outputs and know what they mean.
Consider How Tolerant You Want to Be of the Possibility of False Positives
You may want to give the benefit of the doubt to artists if their submission has a fairly low score with an AI art detector. You don’t want to risk damaging someone’s career based solely on the results of one of these tools, especially since they are capable of having false positives.
You may not want to flag art that has a low score (such as below 20%). This can help you strike the balance between preserving the integrity of the artist profession without needlessly destroying someone’s career based on an inaccurate test result.
Use AI Detectors Correctly to Protect the Legitimacy of Art
AI art detectors are going to be more important as the websites, stock photo sites and art galleries become more saturated with AI art. Many people don’t like art made with AI because it devalues humanity. Therefore, there is a lot of pressure to stop it from being pushed.
AI art detectors are going to be very important for preserving the integrity of the creative professions. You will want to know how to use them appropriately.