Fake faces created by AI look MORE trustworthy than real people, study reveals

Fake faces created by artificial intelligence (AI) look more trustworthy than faces of real people, a worrying new study reveals. Researchers conducted several experiments to see whether fake faces created by machine learning frameworks were able to fool humans. They found synthetically generated faces are not only highly photo realistic, but are also nearly indistinguishable from real faces - and are even judged to be more trustworthy. Due to the results, the researchers are calling for safeguards to prevent'deepfakes' from circulating online. Deepfakes have already been used for so-called'revenge porn', fraud and propaganda, leading to misplaced identity and the spread of fake news.