How can you tell if an image was made by AI?

AI-generated images have strange hands with wrong numbers of fingers, odd text that doesn't make sense, and backgrounds that look blurry or impossible. The easiest way to tell is to look at small details — AI gets them wrong.

AI image generators like DALL-E and Midjourney are getting better every month, but they still leave clues behind. AI struggles with hands, text, reflections, and realistic textures. If you zoom in and look at the details — especially fingers, text, and how light bounces — you'll spot what AI got wrong. The more you look, the better your eye becomes at spotting the fake details.