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

Nightingale, Sophie and Farid, Hany (2022) AI-synthesized faces are indistinguishable from real faces and more trustworthy. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 119 (8): e212048111. ISSN 0027-8424

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Abstract

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.