The image of what is believed to be the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 deep at the bottom of the sea has caused a stir in public opinion.
Image of MH370 wreckage at the bottom of the sea created by AI
The latest news about MH370 from USA Today said that a Facebook post on May 30 included 3 images showing the wreck of a plane underwater along with photos of skeletons sitting in passenger seats. The post read: “Hot news: Self-propelled diving device reveals the location of Malaysia flight 370 after many years of mystery”, with the hashtag “#MH370LocationRevealed” (revealing the location of MH370).
However, according to experts and online detection tools, these images are created using AI. There is no reliable news that Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 has been found. All include elements that match the AI-generated images.
James O’Brien, a professor of computer science at the University of California, Berkeley, told USA Today: The scene in the photo is very clear, not real. The letters and logos on the side of the plane appear in bright colors and in different positions in the two photos that are believed to be of the wreckage. There are also other differences between the two photos, even though the subject is the same.
“In one photo, there is no ‘370’ on the side of the plane, the nose has been delaminated and the right front door is missing. In the other photo, everything has been put together and the number ‘ 370’ was neatly written on the plane,” he analyzed and said that the skeletons sitting on the seats seemed arranged.
AI-generated images.
Hive Moderation’s AI detection tool found images that were 99.3%, 98%, and 97.5% likely to contain AI-generated content or deepfakes, respectively.
There is no credible news to support the article’s claim that the plane’s wreckage has been found. The post links to an article claiming the plane was found using “advanced underwater drones,” but there’s no evidence of that either.
Hopes raised for finding MH370 with new underwater technology
Australian Navy ships participated in the search for MH370 on April 7, 2014. Photo: Xinhua
Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 disappeared on March 8, 2014 with 239 people on board. Despite extensive search efforts, the plane’s final location remains unknown. MH370 has become one of the world’s biggest aviation mysteries.
The Conversation reported that a group of scientists from Cardiff University (UK) led by Dr. Usama Kadri, has launched new research exploring the ability to detect underwater sound signals caused by machine accidents. flights create, such as the alleged impact of MH370.
The team uses hydrophone technology – capturing sound waves and pressure changes in the ocean. The technology shows promise in detecting pressure signals from a variety of events, including plane crashes. These types of signals can travel thousands of kilometers, making hydrophones a valuable tool for identifying and classifying events in the marine environment.
The team analyzed data from Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) hydroacoustic stations, focusing on data from stations at Cape Leeuwin in Western Australia and Diego Garcia, an island in the Indian Ocean.
Both stations were operational around the time MH370 is believed to have gone down. CTBTO stations have previously detected distinctive pressure signatures from plane crashes as well as earthquakes of varying sizes at distances of more than 5,000km. The team hopes to identify any potential acoustic evidence of MH370’s crash.
Previous analysis by scientists at Curtin University and later by the team confirmed a signal of an unknown source recorded at Cape Leeuwin station, in the direction of the 7th arc. The 7th arc is underground understood to be a crash site within 120km of MH370’s last estimated location.
According to the research team, a 200-ton plane falling at a speed of 200 meters per second will release kinetic energy equivalent to a small earthquake. It will be large enough to be recorded by hydrophones thousands of kilometers away.
Given the sensitivity of hydrophones, it is highly unlikely that a large aircraft colliding with the ocean surface would not leave a detectable pressure signature, especially on nearby hydrophones.
To help settle the debate over the possibility of detecting acoustic signals from MH370, a practical approach might be to conduct controlled explosions along the seventh arc. If the signals from those explosions show a pressure amplitude similar to the signal of interest, it would aid in focusing future searches on that signal.
Although the team’s research does not determine the exact crash location of missing flight MH370, it highlights the potential of hydroacoustic technology in solving this aviation mystery.
By improving methods and conducting further tests, the team hopes to provide new insights into the fate of MH370 and improve responses to future maritime incidents.