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"Artificial intelligence is the design, implementation, and use of programs, machines, and systems that exhibit human intelligence, with its most important activities being knowledge representation, reasoning, and learning. Artificial intelligence encompasses a number of important subareas, including voice recognition, image identification, natural language processing, expert systems, neural networks, planning, robotics, and intelligent agents."

Whitson, G. M. (2024). Artificial intelligence. Salem Press Encyclopedia of Science.

You can use these tips for spotting AI images and content from CBS News:

1. Think twice about images that seem too dramatic
2. Look for inconsistencies in in details across similar images
3. Check faces and hands
4. Compare what you see to known references
5. Check official sources for the latest information

@cbsnews We've seen dramatic photos from Hurricanes Helene and Milton — but mixed in with those were a wave of A.I.-generated images that could confuse and mislead. The CBS News Confirmed team walked through some of the most viral A.I.-generated images from the storms, with tips on how to tell they're not real. #news #hurricane #weather #climate ♬ original sound - cbsnews