For years, the public has been warned about the risk posed by AI-generated images, also known as deepfakes. But until very recently, it has been relatively easy to discern an AI-generated image from a photograph. No longer. Over the weekend, an AI-generated image of Pope Francis wearing a Balenciaga puffer jacket went viral online, fooling many internet users. In just a matter of months, publicly-accessible AI image generation tools have grown powerful enough to generate photorealistic imagery.