AI-generated images of familiar faces are indistinguishable from real photographs

Robin S. S. Kramer, Alex L. Jones, Daniel Fitousi, Jeremy J. Tree

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DOI: 10.1186/s41235-025-00683-w
Published: 2025-10-14
Container: Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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@article{allodium:10.1186/s41235-025-00683-w,
  title = {AI-generated images of familiar faces are indistinguishable from real photographs},
  author = {Robin S. S. Kramer and Alex L. Jones and Daniel Fitousi and Jeremy J. Tree},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications},
  doi = {10.1186/s41235-025-00683-w},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s41235-025-00683-w}
}

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Kramer, R. S. S., Jones, A. L., Fitousi, D., & Tree, J. J. (2025). AI-generated images of familiar faces are indistinguishable from real photographs. Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41235-025-00683-w

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