Nicole Nguyen

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636 appearances 12 recordings 3 series first heard Apr 2025 last heard 11 Sep

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WSJ Tech News Briefing · To Spot AI Fakes, Think Like a Digital Forensics Expert · 15 Aug 2026 podcast

But the sheer volume of content and the pace of distribution is matched

That's Hani Farid, the digital forensics expert from the first two episodes. matched

If you haven't already, give them a lesson. matched

Trying to spot AI fakes isn't easy. matched

And it's getting harder every day. matched

It's nearly impossible for most people to verify if a post in their feed is real or not. matched

For Fareed, there's a very simple solution to all of this. matched

That may be easier said than done. matched

Billions of people, nearly all internet users, use social media, according to the latest data from consumer research firm Kepios. matched

So we asked Farid about how a specialist goes about auditing posts. matched

And w what are these forensics experts doing? matched

Are they, you know, zooming in to the micro pixel level to see whether or not it's synthetic? matched

Basically, AI looks for patterns, which it's good at. matched

But sometimes those patterns don't match up with the real world, and it has a harder time with that. matched

Beyond those, Fried says there are other tells that digital forensics experts such as himself have honed in on. matched

Other patterns that AI does or doesn't add that can reveal a piece of content was AI generated. matched

But understandably matched

He didn't elaborate more on those with us. matched

And is it only a matter of time until these models figure out things like perspective and dominant light? matched

You know, like as an art major I learned that the Renaissance painters learned about perspective and could finally draw feet with the correct depth. matched

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