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I think it's pretty naive to think that AI tools wont soon be able to create/edit photos in RAW format that are impossible to detect. IMO, the only way to verif

I think it's pretty naive to think that AI tools wont soon be able to create/edit photos in RAW format that are impossible to detect. IMO, the only way to verify authenticity of stuff like this is to have hardware on the device (camera) which adds a signature/timestamp/etc to the data. This of course would require all devices to be in some sort of registry, which then becomes a privacy concern. It's gonna be a mess...

CharlesW 3y ago
> IMO, the only way to verify authenticity of stuff like this is to have hardware on the device (camera) which adds a signature/timestamp/etc to the data. Cameras have been doing that for at least a decade, but that's not foolproof either. For example, Canon's Original Decision Data was cracked in 2010. https://photographybay.com/2010/11/30/canon-original-data-security-cracked-rendered-useless/ https://photographybay.com/2010/11/30/canon-original-data-se... The reason it's hard to fake RAW files isn't because one can't convert images to RAW files, but because RAW files contain lots of additional information that would be difficult to fake. For example, RAW files include mosaiced sensor data which has flaws that are unique to a particular sensor.¹ A digital forensics expert can evaluate a hundred aspects of RAW files to see if anything smells fishy. ¹ https://www.labmanager.com/sensor-imperfections-are-perfect-for-forensic-camera-analysis-28329 https://www.labmanager.com/sensor-imperfections-are-perfect-...