All TTG-qualified photographs are completely free of AI-fabricated imaging.

Any use of AIFI disqualifies a photo from P1, P2, P3, P4, P5, and P7.

TTG is all about trustworthiness.
The use of AIFI never increases the trustworthiness of a photograph.

On this website, the term “AIFI” is used to describe both entire images created by AI (plaifis) as well individual AI-fabricated elements — and even individual pixels — that are added to photographs (aigmentation).

AIFI, plaifis, and aigmentation are discussed throughout this site; FAQ #104 is a good starting point for further reading. See also here, and see “Seen vs. Simulated.”

Distinguishing between “AIFI” vs. “AI”

TTG repeatedly emphasizes how AI-fabricated imaging (including AIFI additions to photos) diminishes the trustworthiness of visual records.

But “Artificial Intelligence” — without the “fabricated imaging” — has applications in other photographic roles (e.g., autofocus while shooting; adjusting color balance while editing; sorting, captioning, and keywording images) that do not diminish the trustworthiness of the resulting photographs.