Verifying AI-generated images

Machine-readable marking

AI-generated images can carry machine-readable signals that travel with the file. Two kinds are relevant here: metadata that records how the file was created, and invisible watermarks that some image providers embed in the image itself.

The images you download from PicAI carry a metadata marking that identifies them as AI-generated. Where a file is delivered exactly as the image provider produced it — such as the original from a photo session — the provider's own signed metadata is kept intact instead. The preview shown before purchase does not carry PicAI's marking. Metadata of any kind can be removed by later editing, so it is not a guarantee.

How to check an image

OpenAI operates a public verification tool. You can upload an image there, and it will report whether it finds provenance signals associated with content generated using OpenAI's tools.

The tool is operated by OpenAI, not by PicAI. You upload the file yourself — PicAI does not send your images to it.

What a result does and does not tell you

• A result of “not detected” does not prove that an image was not generated with AI. Signals can be lost through editing, resizing, screenshots, format conversion, or sharing on some platforms.
• The tool looks for signals from OpenAI's own tools. It is not designed to detect content generated by other AI systems.
• A verification result is technical information about the file. It is not a certification, and it does not say whether an image is accurate, unedited, or used in the right context.