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AI’s Potential to Discover New Knowledge and Transform Complex Fields

AI is changing the way we see the world. It can even change our memories. Imagine you have a photo of a dented car fender. You use this to prove to the rental company that the dent was there before you rented it. Now, with AI tools, anyone can change photos easily.

People worry about this because it could make it hard to trust photos. If you show a photo of a leaky ceiling, how can people be sure it's real? This problem is even bigger with things like wildfires. How do you show the thickness of smoke outside if someone can just change a photo to look worse or better?

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Journalism is one area deeply affected by this. Reporters often use photos to show what’s happening. If photos can be changed so easily, how can we trust news stories? This question is important because people depend on news to know what's real.

AI also changes how we communicate with friends and family. If you send a photo of a smoky sky, your friends will believe you. But what if someone else uses AI to make their photo look like yours? This could cause lots of confusion.

It's not all bad, though. AI can also help us. For example, it can identify fake photos and videos. Some AI tools are made to spot changes and warn people. This way, we can still use photos to show what's happening but with more care.

Companies are working on ways to make sure photos and videos are real. Some new tools can tell if an image has been edited. These tools look for tiny changes that are hard to see with the human eye. They can tell if a photo was taken by a camera or made by a computer.

Even with these tools, we all need to be careful. It's important to check where a photo comes from. Trust sources that have a good reputation. And remember, not everything you see online is real. This is a big change for everyone, but with care, we can still use photos to help us understand the world.

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