With the rise of AI-generated images, distinguishing real from fake is about to get a lot harder

Type out a few words — then, like magic, the image is transformed. 

With the new version of Photoshop out last week, users are able to easily manipulate or add to an image in seconds, simply by giving the program a prompt. The beta release of Adobe’s new “Generative Fill” feature comes on the heels of several other advances in image generation software in the last year.

The feature is expected to be made available for wide release in the second half of 2023, which means we can expect to be inundated with more and more manufactured images (Adobe has an estimated tens