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The Glaze Project deployed a research study that uses AI-based classifiers to analyze whether images were created by a human artist or generated by an AI model, publishing findings on the accuracy of both automated detectors and human reviewers. This work was published in October 2024.
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The research, titled 'Organic or Diffused: Can We Distinguish Human Art from AI-generated Images?', compares the ability of AI detection tools (such as Hive and Optic) and human reviewers (artists and non-artists) to classify images as human-made or AI-generated. The study inputs images into detection systems and human review panels and produces accuracy and false-positive/false-negative rates. This is a published academic study, not a deployed consumer tool; no standalone product for end-users has been confirmed.
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Organic or Diffused (research study)
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Trace Foundation. (2026). Nightshade: The Glaze Project deployed a research study that uses AI-based classifiers to analyze whether images were created by a human artist or generated by an AI model, publishing findings on the accuracy of both automated detectors and human reviewers. This work was published in October 2024 (data as of 2026-04-22) [Data set record]. AI Trace. https://www.aitrace.org/r/practice/fe8e8a0c-a002-4c5e-ba95-61077eb2616f. Accessed September 11, 2026.
- Stable link
- https://www.aitrace.org/r/practice/fe8e8a0c-a002-4c5e-ba95-61077eb2616f
- Data as of
- April 22, 2026
- Last verified
- April 22, 2026
Other practices by Nightshade
OtherThe Glaze Project offers artists a free, downloadable tool called Glaze that uses machine learning to add imperceptible pixel-level changes to artwork, causing AI image models to misidentify the artist's style and preventing accurate style mimicry. Glaze was first released in March 2023 and has been downloaded more than 8.5 million times globally.OtherNightshade offers artists a free, downloadable tool that uses machine learning to alter pixels in artwork so that any AI model trained on those images learns incorrect visual associations — for example, interpreting a dog as a cat. The tool was first released on January 18, 2024, and has been downloaded more than 2.5 million times globally.
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