“Artificcio van Intelligo”: Spotting Virtual Fakes
One might be forgiven for assuming that the onslaught of low-quality images generated by AI, littering social media like a graveyard, has not affected real painting scholarship. Unfortunately, that is not entirely true. Certain types of AI styles are good enough to fool the unwary. They occasionally pop up in art history discussion groups online. I’ve even had personal encounters with these fakes myself. In the interest of a warning, and a word to the wise, here’s some pointers on how to spot them.