Are You for Real? Here's How to Spot AI-Generated Faces
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The article discusses how to spot AI-generated faces, but commenters argue that the examples are outdated and easy to identify, suggesting a more challenging test using newer technology like stable diffusion.
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efilife
about 2 months ago
The faces shown in the article are very outdated and extremely easy to spot (same tech as thispersondoesnotexist). A better quiz would be using stable diffusion
efilife
about 2 months ago
https://archive.is/MAdAu (js doesn't seem to work)
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