AI-synthesized faces are indistinguishable from real faces and more trustworthy

Artificial intelligence (AI)-synthesized text, audio, image, and video are being weaponized for the purposes of nonconsensual intimate imagery, financial fraud, and disinformation campaigns. Our evaluation of the photorealism of AI-synthesized faces indicates that synthesis engines have passed throu...

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Published in:Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS 2022-02, Vol.119 (8)
Main Authors: Nightingale, Sophie J, Farid, Hany
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Artificial intelligence
Fraud
Social Sciences
Synthesis
Trustworthiness
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Summary:Artificial intelligence (AI)-synthesized text, audio, image, and video are being weaponized for the purposes of nonconsensual intimate imagery, financial fraud, and disinformation campaigns. Our evaluation of the photorealism of AI-synthesized faces indicates that synthesis engines have passed through the uncanny valley and are capable of creating faces that are indistinguishable-and more trustworthy-than real faces.
ISSN:0027-8424
1091-6490
DOI:10.1073/pnas.2120481119