More real than real: A study on human visual perception of synthetic faces
Source record
lago-2022-more-real-than-real· 2022 · IEEE Signal Processing Magazine
Evidence tier: B (peer-reviewed-journal) · Verification: unverified (compiler confidence: medium)
Bottom line: An early report that StyleGAN2 faces were rated as more real than real faces.
Citation
Federica Lago, Cecilia Pasquini, Rainer Böhme, Hélène Dumont, Valérie Goasdoué, Giulia Boato (2022). More real than real: A study on human visual perception of synthetic faces. IEEE Signal Processing Magazine, 39(1), 109-116. https://doi.org/10.1109/MSP.2021.3120982
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Study design
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Design | Perceptual experiment rating realism of real vs synthetic faces |
| Modality | image-face |
| Stimuli | StyleGAN2 faces vs real faces |
| Participants (N) | not recorded |
| N detail | not recorded |
| Topics | human-detection, hyperrealism |
Results
| Metric | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Realism ratings | synthetic ≥ real |
Limitations
- Single generator
Cited in
- MR-0001: Human Detection of Deepfakes: Accuracy, Bias, Confidence, and Training
Verification
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Status | unverified |
| Compiler confidence | medium |
| Checked on | — |
| Via | compiler knowledge; DOI not resolved |
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