Real or AI-Generated? You Guess [Quiz]

Of all the real or AI-generated rounds so far, this one’s the toughest yet — I challenge you again to spot AI-generated content and select human-made pieces.

Of all the real or AI-generated rounds so far, this one’s the toughest yet — I challenge you again to spot AI-generated content and select human-made pieces.

From text and images to videos and music, I’m throwing examples that will make you question everything.

Let’s see how many you can get right. The answers are at the bottom. But, no cheating, please.

1. Is this photo real or AI?

2. Was this said by a real person?

3. Is this audio story narrated by a human or AI?

4. Is this bird image AI-generated or a National Geographic shot?

5. Is this painting AI-generated?

6. Is this passage human-written or AI?

They picked a way among the trees, and their ponies plodded along, carefully avoiding the many writhing and interlacing roots. There was no undergrowth. The ground was rising steadily, and as they went forward, it seemed that the trees became taller, darker, and thicker.

There was no sound, except an occasional drip of moisture falling through the still leaves. For the moment, there was no whispering or movement among the branches; but they all got an uncomfortable feeling that they were being watched with disapproval, deepening to dislike and even enmity.

The feeling steadily grew, until they found themselves looking up quickly, or glancing back over their shoulders, as if they expected a sudden blow.

7. Is this ad AI-generated or real?

8. Is this audio story narrated by AI or a human?

9. Which bike is AI-generated?

A

B

10. Is this video filmed by a real camera?

Answer Key

1. AI — The photo is AI-generated with Gemini.
2. REAL – The voiceover is by marketing expert Camille Moore. It’s taken from this TikTok video.
3. AI – Generated by ElevenLabs
4. AI — The image was made using AI, Gemini in particular.
5. REAL – The painting called Noosphere was created by artist Emanuel Schulze.
6. REAL – The passage is from The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien.
7. AI — The soundtrack was generated by AI through Suno.
8. AI — The ad was created by AI with Clipchamp.
9. REAL – B is narrated by Victoria Gordon.
10. A is AI-generated by ElevenLabs, while B is narrated by Victoria Gordon.
11. REAL – The video was filmed by a drone. The creator is Andreas Eholst, and you can check it out here.