REMINDER FROM THE MODS - Rule 3 - explain WHY you think something is or is not AI!
We have had a lot more posts lately that are not following rule 3: explain WHY you think a thing is AI or not. Some of you have asked us why your post that had upvotes and comments got removed - and a lot of them lately have been for a complete lack of explaining why you think it’s AI.
- Vague statements are not good enough. “Seems AI/seems off/seems too perfect” is not going to pass the rule 3 test.
Instead of “seems AI,” try “the faces give an uncanny feeling and the tree shapes are blobby and don’t make sense.”
Instead of “seems off,” try “the lighting feels unnatural and doesn’t make sense for the setting, and the colors are too saturated for a real photograph.”
Instead of “seems to perfect,” they “the skin looks way too smooth and there are no wrinkles in the shirt when he bends down.”
- Do not just ask “is this AI?”
Even adding “My friend says it is but I don’t see it” won’t cut it.
Describe WHY you don’t think it’s AI. This will mean looking at the pic or video in detail and describing what you see that looks normal. “The lighting looks natural and the clip is longer than a typical AI video would be.” Or “The background stays consistent across clips and you can see the time of day change as the video goes on.”
If possible, describe why your friend thinks it’s AI. “My friend says the cat’s movement is way too unnatural and swears the paw clips through the toy at 0:04, but I think it’s just artifacting from low resolution.”
Why do we have this rule?
One major mission of this sub is to train humans how to spot AI - so we need to see that you have put in some effort into figuring it out for yourself, that you actually examined the content closely, and that you do actually need help figuring it out despite your best efforts.
We are not here to help people find out if their own AI generated content passes as not-AI, so we want to see some plausible reasons why the content might be AI to help weed those folks out.
To cut down on needless artist heartache and harassment, it’s especially important that for artwork a human claimed to make that you have clear VISIBLE, tangible, explainable reasons why you think the art might be AI. Or if you’re defending a piece against accusations of AI, explaining the reasons why you think it’s real, and if possible why others think it’s not, will help our users address those specific details for you.
Putting in even minimal effort to a post helps weed out karma-farming, bots, and other low-effort, low-quality posts we all hate.