Webinar: Detecting AI-Generated Content – Updated Tools and Techniques
March 26, 2026

As artificial intelligence tools become more powerful and accessible, journalists increasingly face a new challenge: verifying whether images, audio, or text circulating online are authentic or AI-generated. For investigative reporters, learning how to detect AI content is becoming an essential skill.

As part of our upcoming Tech Focus Week, we are pleased to host a GIJN webinar with Henk van Ess on Detecting AI-Generated Content: Updated Tools and Techniques on March 26, 2026. Van Ess, a leading expert in open source intelligence and digital verification, will present an updated version of his guide published by Global Investigative Journalism Network in 2025. During this one-hour-and-fifteen-minute session, he will introduce new resources, tools, and investigative methods that journalists can use to identify AI-generated images.

The webinar is free and designed for journalists and researchers who want to strengthen their verification skills in an era of rapidly evolving AI technologies. Details below.

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Date: Thursday, March 26, 2026
Time: 10:00am EDT (Washington, DC) | 14:00 GMT (London) | 15:00 CET (Paris/Berlin) | 17:00 GST (Dubai) | 22:00 HKT (Hong Kong)

About the Instructor

Henk van Ess is an internationally recognized trainer in open source intelligence and online investigation. He teaches journalists, researchers, and human rights investigators around the world how to uncover hidden information online. Known for his creative investigative techniques and practical teaching style, van Ess has led workshops and webinars for the Global Investigative Journalism Network and many leading news organizations. His work focuses on helping reporters navigate the rapidly changing digital landscape, from social media investigations to the latest challenges posed by AI-generated content.