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Guarding against fake photos in the age of AI

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CNN Digital's director of photography explains how new technology requires journalists to stay vigilant View in browser An exclusive inside look with your free CNN account 📸 Guarding against fake photos in the age of AI Eliot Higgins, founder and creative director of the investigative group Bellingcat, posted fake images of former President Donald Trump to Twitter last week. Higgins said he created them with Midjourney, an AI-image generator. (CNN Photo Illustration/From Midjourney/Eliot Higgins/Twitter)   Manipulated images have been around for years, but the recent advancement of artificial intelligence, or AI, has made them more difficult to spot. Last week, AI-generated images purportedly showing former President Donald Trump being arrested following an imagined grand jury indictment quickly spread across Twitter.   Even though these "deepfake" images were obviously false, because there had been no grand jury indictment o

The world's happiest countries and 'wine train' plans for Europe

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Worthy pursuits: Connecting travelers with fine wine and global happiness View in Browser 03.25.23 A direct "wine train" could soon link London and southern France, and the world's happiest country is set to share its secrets with a lucky few in a free master class on home turf, with travel expenses covered.   Here's the latest in travel.   By Maureen O'Hare   🍷 Europe's trains know how to party A vineyard outside Bordeaux, France. (Per Karlsson, BKWine 2/Alamy Stock Photo) Good news for guys who like to shine their machine . Switzerland has just unveiled Shania Train , a revolutionary new high-speed, track-jumping train . It's named -- improbably and wonderfully -- after Canadian country pop legend Shania Twain.  And the party doesn't stop there. A new direct "wine train" linking London with the vineyards of Bordeaux is in the planning stage and could be whisking Brits on five-hour trips to