Journalist's ChatGPT-Brightened Photo Sparked Authenticity Doubts — a Cautionary Tale
ScottNover · x · 2026-11-06
Follow-up on a photo authenticity dispute: Reingold says she used ChatGPT to "brighten and sharpen" the image, and SynthID did not flag the two originals she shared. Scott Nover notes a cautionary tale for journalists: even a well-intentioned brightness tweak in an AI app can call an image's authenticity entirely into question.
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