Are we losing our ability to tell what is real and what is AI?

Pete Cooper discusses the difficulty of telling authentic images from increasingly convincing AI-generated media. The conversation references C2PA content-authenticity standards and the involvement of large technology companies in efforts to establish ways of identifying real media.

The speakers contrast confidence in ordinary physical vision with uncertainty about digital images, then raise the potential for serious harm when generative tools are misused. The video treats authentication technology as part of a response, not a complete solution. Its examples of abuse and standards adoption require careful, current verification.