{"id":61,"date":"2026-07-14T07:17:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T07:17:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/2nmnews.com\/?p=61"},"modified":"2026-07-14T07:17:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T07:17:19","slug":"can-training-help-people-spot-ai-generated-faces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/2nmnews.com\/?p=61","title":{"rendered":"Can Training Help People Spot AI-Generated Faces?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Researchers say people can become far better at identifying AI-generated faces when they receive focused training and immediate feedback.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A team involving the University of Aberdeen, Australian National University and researchers in Canada studied whether participants could learn to distinguish photographs of real people from synthetic faces created with StyleGAN3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure style=\"margin:1.8rem 0;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/6cc3\/live\/e3048a10-7b7d-11f1-9510-1546718f668b.jpg.webp\" alt=\"Dr Clare Sutherland holding photographs of a real person and an AI-generated face\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:.82rem;color:#625b50;margin-top:.45rem;\">Dr Clare Sutherland holds a real portrait and an AI-generated face. Photo: BBC.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Participants were taught to notice six subtle perceptual qualities instead of relying on obvious defects such as extra fingers or mismatched earrings. Modern image generators have become much better at avoiding those simple mistakes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After exposure to both real and generated faces\u2014and being told which was which\u2014typical accuracy rose from about 40% to 80%. Some participants approached 100% accuracy, according to the researchers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(240px,1fr));gap:1rem;margin:1.8rem 0;\">\n<figure style=\"margin:0;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/dee6\/live\/4016a700-7c6a-11f1-bee8-53ce494e1abc.png.webp\" alt=\"AI-generated portrait used in deepfake recognition research\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:.82rem;color:#625b50;margin-top:.45rem;\">An AI-generated face used in recognition research. Image: Nightingale.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"margin:0;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/d00c\/live\/c7795790-7c67-11f1-bee8-53ce494e1abc.jpg.webp\" alt=\"LinkedIn profile image reported as an AI-generated deepfake\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:.82rem;color:#625b50;margin-top:.45rem;\">A LinkedIn profile image previously reported as a deepfake. Image: LinkedIn, via BBC.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The work matters because synthetic faces can be used in fraud, impersonation and political influence campaigns. Researchers caution that there may be no single reliable sign; improvement comes from repeated practice and developing sensitivity to a combination of visual characteristics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source: BBC News. Research led by Prof Amy Dawel and Dr Clare Sutherland.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Researchers say people can become far better at identifying AI-generated faces when they receive focused training and immediate feedback. 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