Apple Reference Image is a mammoth effort to combat AI-edited photos

Apple has explained how it has made Apple Reference Image as secure as possible, so you definitely know that the iPhone photo you're looking at hasn't been edited with AI. How Apple Reference Image appears to users - Image Credit: Apple Apple Reference Image was introduced alongside the iPhone 18 Pro as a form of digital negative for an iPhone photo. It is billed as a way to prove that the image appears the same as it was when it was first taken, and that it isn't an AI-generated or edited shot.