How to Play
Full GuideSpot the Fake
Find the one real image hidden among AI-generated fakes. Test your eye for detail!
Train Your Eye
Look for patterns, physics errors, strange reflections, or unnatural motion.
Daily Challenge
A new puzzle every day at midnight. Keep your streak alive.
Why Play?
Sharpen Your Skills
Train your ability to detect AI-generated content in an increasingly synthetic world.
Community Guessing
Everyone plays the exact same puzzle. Discuss and compare with friends.
Global Statistics
See how your detection skills compare to the rest of the world instantly.
AI Image Generation
How AI Generates Images & Why It Fails
Modern AI models like Midjourney and Stable Diffusion use a process called Diffusion. They don't "draw" like a human artist; instead, they start with random noise (static) and gradually refine it into a recognizable image based on patterns learned from billions of photos. While powerful, this statistical approach leads to the unique "hallucinations" you spot in the game.
Patterns vs. Understanding
The biggest limitation of current AI is that it has no concept of 3D space or anatomy. It knows what a hand looks like (texture, color, shape), but it doesn't understand that a hand must have five fingers and rigid bone structure. It's simply predicting pixels. This is why you often see melted objects, extra limbs, or architecture that doesn't make logical sense—the AI is mimicking the surface without understanding the structure beneath.
The Physics of Light
Light follows strict physical rules (reflection, refraction, shadows), but AI treats lighting as just another visual pattern. This leads to subtle "tells": shadows falling in different directions, reflections that don't match the object, or pupils with different light sources. While a human artist instinctively adheres to physics (or breaks it intentionally), AI often creates subtle inconsistencies that our brains subconsciously recognize as "wrong" or uncanny.
Mastering these signs helps you spot deepfakes in the real world
Learn more about AI detectionWhy ImageGuesser Exists
We are living through a visual revolution. Generative AI models like Midjourney v6, DALL-E 3, and Stable Diffusion XL have reached a level of fidelity that rivals reality. For the first time in history, we cannot trust our eyes.
ImageGuesser is not just a daily puzzle; it is a digital literacy training ground. By gamifying the detection process, we help users build a mental library of “AI Artifacts”—the subtle glitches in physics, lighting, and anatomy that betray a synthetic image.
The “Spotter’s” Skillset
- Physics Analysis: Checking shadow consistency and reflection logic.
- Anatomical Verification: Counting fingers, teeth, and checking pupil symmetry.
- Contextual Logic: Identifying non-existent text or impossible architecture.
How We Generate Puzzles
Our daily challenges are curated using a strict ethical framework. We use a diverse range of open-source and proprietary models to ensure you are training against the full spectrum of current technology.
Real Photography
Sourced from verified photographers on Unsplash with full attribution.
Synthetic Media
Generated using FLUX.1 and SDXL with custom LoRA fine-tuning.
Review Process
Every puzzle is manually reviewed to ensure no Deepfakes of real people are used.
Get in Touch
Have curious questions, found a bug, or want to discuss business? We’d love to hear from you!
