my tips:
hows the lighting? ai often has the main object looking like all the walls are just lamps. there is no direct source, but its everywhere
is the project too perfect? look at the stitches. can you make those?
is a shop using a completely new setting for every background photo? most ppl will have a similar if not the same backdrop in every photo
is the background realistic and does the scale and sizing make sense? often things will look too big or small compared to other things
if videos can be posted, is there a video? videos are hard for ai to make realistic so a video can really show the reality of it all
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sometimes the background will look weird and the lighting will look too glowy? and weird lookin stitches too, like spirals, stars, and recrangles
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i am glad ribblr is on the hunt and against these.
i was gonna say backgrounds myself.. but it seems ai backgrounds are aloud as long the person discloses.. if the background looks fishy though do not be afraid to ask for more pictures for a tester call!
Weird looking items, stitches that dont make sense, its getting harder cause some of the programs are getting better looking..
edit exanple of what i mean by better looking
a lot of older gen ones looked like the 1st where nothing really makes sense..
now we have ones like the 2nd oneâŚit looks a lot closer to real crochet.. but it still has tells.. the whiskers look a off lile they drawn on face as well. nose could be a felt but its weird, ears are worst culperate here, stitches seem like they are trying to make it seem like an increase but its off you can see a random row extra by the left ear.. tail stitches look really big compared to rest color swap just seems weird not how chrochet works.. like half stitch is grey half is white..
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Look at the stitches and if you know how to make something and you see a pattern you read through it and notice that the pattern is not correct like if the pattern has bobbles but the pic does not its AI and look at the eyes where they are placed
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omg someone replied! i didnât really expect that 
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If the lighting looks a little funny or unrealistic, it might be AI. If you have suspicions DONâT IMMEDIATELY GO HARASSING THE DESIGNER PLEASE. Instead, find some more evidence and then report the pattern to whatever website you are on (Ribblr, Etsy, etc.). Just donât harass people period, even if they used AI lol.
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I crochet where the "wrong sideâ of the stitch is showing⌠and sometimes I use different sizes of yarn in one project. To me, the lighting is what gives away that it is ai. I has sort of a dreamy lighting.
Apparently this is the wrong side of the stitch here.
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I one time saw an Etsy account that would make patterns for AI generated photos. And she was good. Unfortunately, she used the ai picture as her main photo, so i thought it was ai at first. My first clue was that her price was higher than most AI or stollen photos.
I would say, too cheap of patterns is a red flag.
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Something I have noticed on AI patterns is that the stitches look to good to be true and the picture look funky like it can be so weird and theyâre is like NO WAY to see or actually crochet the item!!!
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Tips for spotting ai!
â˘stitches are where they are not supposed to be
â˘something that looks impossible, I donât mean the tension I mean the way stitches are positioned
â˘sometimes the blurriness makes the picture so but not all the time.
â˘something in the background that just doesnât make sense
Hope this helped! Taip agent out!(lol that was fun)
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I can mostly always tell at first by the lighting. It looks like it has a dreamy filter and just generally looks off.
I can also tell by the stitches. A lot of the time, the stitches look off or just different. They may be cut off or merging into one another or a random knitting stitch. The colour changes also look different. They are too smooth (colour changing in crochet us not smooth) and sometimes half a stitch is one colour but the rest is a different colour. (like colour changing yarn) AI also almost always has really bad magic rings, so make sure to check that.
The background is also a dead giveaway. If you take a look at the background, you will notice that it just doesnât look right. Try to actually identify the stuff in the background. It is hard.
Sometimes parts will overlap or theyâll be joined in a way that is not possible. The eyes may also be uneven or the pupils might be TOO irregular.
If it is to perfect, that can also be a sign off AI. If you look at it and think, wow, that must be too good to be true, it probably is.
Make sure it has multiple angles. If it has multiple consistent angles, then it is either really advanced AI or an AI filter to a real photo.
Sorry for all off that word vomit. I hope you are now better at spotting AI in patterns.
Thank you, and happy crocheting! 
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the picture will have perfect everything and will look to dreamy and unreal.
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I know a whole lot of other people said this but the stitches! If they look to perfect, yhey are probably ai. You can also tell from the backround sometimes. If things look unreal.
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I usually see that ai stitches look almost stamped on? Like the yarn doesnât actually overlap itself but they have tried to print the appearance of the stitch.
Itâs weird to explain.
They often donât sit naturally either, they can be too dynamic, floating, or just off.
Also the eyes. If the eyes look like they are looking at you or there is a shine in them that doesnât look possible to paint on a safety eye, itâs probably ai.
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i look for unrealistic color changes! also if the background is super galaxy-like or just fake, thats another good sign!
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If the sewn on details donât look like they make an indentation on the plushie or look like theyâre floating, itâs most likely AI!
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Thereâs some great tips here already!
AI has already gotten better since it became widespread
Things like lighting, fine details (many described above) and strange connections usually are big AI hints
Remember to report directly to Ribblr rather than accusing people!
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I think the things to look for have been covered! âToo perfect" stitches and impossible stitches (eg a shape with decreased stitches in a round yet no visible decrease stitches)
I definitely agree that you cannot judge whether or not a pattern is Ai just by the background. Designers are trying to make their patterns more appealing in order to increase sales by using programs to generate backgrounds and adjust lighting.
Ai generators are getting better which is going to make it harder to determine which patterns are fake. I like to try using Ai detector apps, but they have been wrong at times!
Unfortunately, you may not know it is an Ai pattern until you get it and the directions do not correspond with the finished product photoâ
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if you buy a pattern and itâs at a really cheap price (like a very complicated) and there are no product photos then it likely is AI
also, look at the stitch definition if you canât tell what type of stitch it is then it likely is AI
next, if itâs to perfect, if the lighting is too nice or the product seems too good to be real
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