The iPhone 18 Pro Has a Secret Weapon That Busts Fake AI Photos
Fake, AI-generated, and manipulated images are everywhere. It's gotten to the point where your feed is inundated with fake photos and videos whenever you open a social media app. It's as if everyone can make Industrial Light & Magic-quality CG without the need for skill (or in many cases, taste).
- ▪Fake, AI-generated, and manipulated images are everywhere.
- ▪It's gotten to the point where your feed is inundated with fake photos and videos whenever you open a social media app.
- ▪It's as if everyone can make Industrial Light & Magic-quality CG without the need for skill (or in many cases, taste).
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Fake, AI-generated, and manipulated images are everywhere. It's gotten to the point where your feed is inundated with fake photos and videos whenever you open a social media app. It's as if everyone can make Industrial Light & Magic-quality CG without the need for skill (or in many cases, taste). Because of this, the photo industry developed C2PA, a standard that digitally signs photos at the time of capture and tracks edits. Of course, it didn't take too long for Apple to add a similar feature to the iPhone, but in typical Apple fashion, the company decided to develop its own proprietary tech called Reference Image. I'm here to break down how Reference Image works, why you need the iPhone 18 Pro (or 18 Pro Max) to use it, and how it integrates with photo-editing workflows.
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