This invention discloses a method for separating and identifying the authenticity of AI-generated content in distorted images, belonging to the fields of
image forensics, AI-generated content detection,
computer vision, and image credibility
verification. This method addresses the problem that original
metadata, content credentials, and generation parameters are easily lost or invalidated after images are transferred through platforms, screenshots, screen captures, or printed images. First, the method acquires the image to be detected and reads the image data, extracting propagation state features such as resolution ratio, compression marks, boundary regions, moiré patterns, paper texture,
noise residuals, and file structure. Then, based on these propagation state features, the propagation state of the image to be detected is identified, and the corresponding detection
branch is invoked to determine the effective content area, extracting content authenticity features and acquisition authenticity features respectively. Next, weights are assigned to various features according to the propagation state and dynamically fused to calculate the content authenticity risk result and acquisition authenticity judgment result. Finally, an authenticity
separation result is generated, outputting a detection report containing the propagation state, acquisition authenticity, content authenticity, AI generation
risk level, evidence items, and uncertainty explanation. This invention can distinguish between the authenticity of the
image acquisition method and whether the content carried by the image has the risk of AI generation, even when the original image file information is invalid. It is applicable to the auxiliary identification of AI-generated content in scenarios such as screenshots, platform transfers, screen re-photographs, printed re-photographs, and mixed
transmission distortion.