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Humans can be trained to spot AI-generated faces
June 30, 2026
Imma Perfetto
CONNECTSCI

The research is published in the journal PNAS.

“Our training directs people’s attention to global qualities that differ between AI and human faces. AI faces tend to be more symmetrical, proportional and attractive, but without training we often think these are markers of being human.”

Training also draws people’s attention to the fact that AI-generated faces as less distinctive, memorable and expressive.

“We found that even relatively short training sessions helped participants improve their accuracy in detecting AI-generated faces, highlighting the potential for practical education tools in this area,’’ says ANU honours student and study co-author Tanya George.

Registrations are open to participate in the ANU AI Faces Study.

I registered mostly in the hope of improving my own ability to detect AI-generated faces, but I'm not confident that I'll meet their inclusion criteria.