With the rise of AI-generated photos of the Maldives, we’re might be on our way to a fake journey to paradise.
Over the past months, I’ve seen a significant rise in the creation and circulation of AI-generated photos of the Maldives on social media platforms, like Instagram, Facebook, or Pinterest.
These images, while visually captivating, are often created by algorithms and not by actual photographers.
With the rise of social medias and the desire for aesthetically pleasing content, AI-generated images easily find their way onto our screens.
After using manipulation from existing photos from photographers or fake skies and premade filters, some Instagrammers confess to presenting AI-generated artwork as genuine.
Virtual wanderlust : when AI takes you on a fake journey to the Maldives.
It seems that the Maldives, quintessence of the picture-perfect destination, has now become a hot topic for such images. Anyone can create any photo online. The web is full of free AI image generators.
Just enter a prompt and watch your photo appear.
It is as simple as that.
Incredible Maldives’ Fake AI Photos
For the 3 Maldives photos below I just entered a simple prompt :
aerial view of a Maldives island.
Nothing more.
The AI worked fast and the results are bluffing.
This photo of a heart shaped island is… fake.
Prompt 2 : Maldives island in a shape of a heart.
AI Photos generated with Gen-2 by Runway
Simple as that.
Confusing and scarry isn’t it ?
As aesthetically pleasing and captivating they may be, these AI-generated photos are showing islands and places that don’t exist.
What a disappointment and, well…a betrayal.
Discover REAL aerial images of the Maldives.
A real heart-shaped reef in Maldives.
How does AI create realistic photos of the Maldives ?
AI, or artificial intelligence, refers to the technology used to generate these photos.
Many AI algorithms have been trained on vast databases of real images, allowing them to create incredibly realistic visuals.
In the case of Maldives AI-generated photos, these algorithms have likely been fed with genuine pictures of the Maldives, enabling them to generate visually striking but fabricated representations.
There are hundreds of AI image generators available.
DALL-E and Midjourney are the most known, but there more and more.
Bing recently released its own model too with Bing Image Creator.
How to recognize an AI-generated image ?
AI-generated images should always be mentionned as such. Unfortunately it’s not always the case.
To avoid being deceived by these fake images, check for mistakes in lighting, distortions, or inconsistencies with real-world elements.
But be aware that this technology is fast evolving, so they’re sometimes hard to find.
A recent instagram post shows a series of AI generated resorts in the Maldives.
It’s fascinating but…
Let’s hope we are not going to live in a AI-generated world.
Intrigued by the power of this technology, I decided to challenge the AI’s creativity with more variety of visuals. I asked for more images of heart-shaped islands in the Maldives. The amount of generated images is insane. See the gallery here.
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