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 through the uncanny valley and are capable of creating faces that are indistinguishable-and more trustworthy-than real faces.
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Published: 14 February 2022
Source: OpenAlex
Category: Research
Topics: Misinformation · Military & security
Retrieved: 14 July 2026
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ethics.ai (14 February 2022), “AI-synthesized faces are indistinguishable from real faces and more trustworthy,” evidence record 9139, https://ethics.ai/record/9139 (originally published by OpenAlex).
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