Real vs AI: Can you tell the difference with these 7 photos?

Two images of dogs side by side
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Do you know your AI images from your real ones? There was a time a couple of years ago, when that question would have felt silly. The difference was obvious! But not so much anymore.

The world has shifted, and it is becoming harder than ever to know when you are looking at something real and something made by an AI image generation tool. In fact, the head of Instagram recently said that "Deepfakes are getting better and better and that AI is generating photographs and videos indistinguishable from captured media."

Dogs on beach

Dog on beach

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Dog on beach

(Image credit: Gemini / Getty Images)

English village

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English village

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Image 2

English village

(Image credit: Gemini / Getty Images)

Leaf close up

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Leaf close up

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Leaf close up

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Person looking sad

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Old lady looking sad

(Image credit: Gemini / Getty Images)

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Old man looking sad

(Image credit: Gemini / Getty Images)

Man swimming

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Man swimming in pool

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Man swimming in pool

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Bowl of food

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Plate of food

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A bowl of salad

(Image credit: Gemini / Getty Images)

Sky at night

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Starry sky

(Image credit: Gemini / Getty Images)

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Starry sky

(Image credit: Gemini / Getty Images)

Skydiver jumping out of plane

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Skydiver

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Skydiver

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Alex Hughes
AI Editor

Alex is the AI editor at TomsGuide. Dialed into all things artificial intelligence in the world right now, he knows the best chatbots, the weirdest AI image generators, and the ins and outs of one of tech’s biggest topics.

Before joining the Tom’s Guide team, Alex worked for the brands TechRadar and BBC Science Focus.

He was highly commended in the Specialist Writer category at the BSME's 2023 and was part of a team to win best podcast at the BSME's 2025.

In his time as a journalist, he has covered the latest in AI and robotics, broadband deals, the potential for alien life, the science of being slapped, and just about everything in between.

When he’s not trying to wrap his head around the latest AI whitepaper, Alex pretends to be a capable runner, cook, and climber.

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