Is this AI? Questions and answers

What is Unvail?

Unvail is a browser extension and a web app that checks images, video, music, voices and text for signs they were generated by AI, and checks whether the claims in a news article or a YouTube video hold up against other reporting. It works on the pages you already use, and every result is a likelihood with the reasoning behind it, never a bare yes or no.

Is it Unvail or unveil?

Both, in a sense. The product is Unvail, spelled with “ai”, and it is said like the word “unveil”, which is what it is for. Its address is unvail.ai. If a search for “unveil” brought you here, you are in the right place.

How can I tell if an image is AI-generated?

Add the Unvail extension to desktop Chrome. On any page, point at an image and a small Unvail badge appears; click it and the check begins. You see how likely the image is to be AI-generated, with the reasoning behind it. Without the extension, upload the image to the web app at unvail.ai. No tool can prove how an image was made, so treat the result as one signal among several.

Can Unvail tell if a video is AI-generated, including on YouTube?

Yes, as a likelihood. Unvail samples frames as a video plays and tells you which stretch looks generated. It works on the videos in the pages you browse, YouTube included, and you can upload a video file to the web app.

Can it tell whether a song or a voice is AI?

Yes. Unvail checks music tracks and spoken audio, including what is playing in your browser right now, and gives a likelihood for each. In the web app you can upload an audio file and say whether it is music or a voice.

Can it check text for AI writing?

Yes. Paste text into the web app, or select a passage of 50 words or more on a page and choose “Unvail it”. Text is the hardest kind of content to judge, so treat a text result with more caution than the rest.

What is a claim check?

Detection asks how something was made. A claim check asks whether what it says holds up. Unvail pulls out the statements an article or a video makes, searches for reporting on each one, and shows what came back: which outlets agree, which disagree, and which claims nobody independent has covered. You get a rating out of four for how well the piece stood up, then every claim with its sources, and on YouTube the moment each claim was said. It is a map of what reporting exists, not a ruling on what is true.

How do I check the claims in an article or a video?

With the extension, click the Fact-check button in the corner of a news article, or right-click the page and choose “fact-check this page”. To check one passage, select it, right-click and choose “fact-check this passage”. On YouTube, choose Fact check from the Unvail badge on the player, for the whole video or just a part. Without the extension, paste an article or YouTube link into the Fact check tab of the web app.

How accurate is AI detection?

No detector is right every time, and Unvail does not claim to be. Detection is probabilistic: it can mistake human work for AI and AI work for human. It is harder on content that has been edited, cropped, compressed or shortened, and on output from tools released after its engines were last updated. That is why Unvail shows a likelihood and where it came from, and never claims 100%. How to read a result explains what the word and the number mean.

Does Unvail track what I browse?

No. The extension stays out of the way until you ask: nothing is captured or sent anywhere until you start a check, and checks are blocked on private conversations such as WhatsApp Web, Gmail and direct messages. What is collected when you do check something, and why, is in the privacy policy.

Is Unvail free?

Yes. It is free to use, with no card required. Paid plans add more checks; see pricing.

Where can I use it?

The extension runs in desktop Chrome. The web app at unvail.ai works in any browser, including on a phone. Unvail is open in the United States, for people 18 and older, and will open other regions once it can support them properly.

Who makes Unvail?

Digital Refuge LLC, of St. Petersburg, Florida. Write to unvaildev1@gmail.com.