AI-synthesized faces are indistinguishable from real faces and more trustworthy

Artificial intelligence (AI)–synthesized text, audio, image, and video are being weaponized for the purposes of nonconsensual intimate imagery, financial fraud, and disinformation campaigns. Our evaluation of the photorealism of AI-synthesized faces indicates that synthesis engines have passed through the uncanny valley and are capable of creating faces that are indistinguishable—and more trustworthy—than real faces.

https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2120481119 social preview image

www.pnas.org

AI-synthesized faces are indistinguishable from real faces and more trustworthy

Artificial intelligence (AI)–synthesized text, audio, image, and video are being weaponized for the purposes of nonconsensual intimate imagery, financial fraud, and disinformation campaigns. Our evaluation of the photorealism of AI-synthesized faces indicates that synthesis engines have passed through the uncanny valley and are capable of creating faces that are indistinguishable—and more trustworthy—than real faces.

https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.2120481119 social preview image

www.youtube.com

Unpacking the Racism of Digital Blackface in the Information Age

AI* influence on writing/speech

* I’m neither “pro-AI” nor “anti-AI.” I’ve been blocked for being perceived as both. —Actually, I’m honestly more anti-AI than pro-AI thus far, aside from specialized models and specific use cases, but I’m willing to consider information that’s new to me

AI* transcription

This is something I’m likely to consider using, or, I don’t know, maybe not? * I’m neither “pro-AI” nor “anti-AI.” I’ve been blocked for being perceived as both. —Actually, I’m honestly more anti-AI than pro-AI thus far, aside from specialized models and specific use cases, but I’m willing to consider information that’s new to me

AI* and fashion

* I’m neither “pro-AI” nor “anti-AI.” I’ve been blocked for being perceived as both. —Actually, I’m honestly more anti-AI than pro-AI thus far, aside from specialized models and specific use cases, but I’m willing to consider information that’s new to me

AI* and art/photography

* I’m neither “pro-AI” nor “anti-AI.” I’ve been blocked for being perceived as both. —Actually, I’m honestly more anti-AI than pro-AI thus far, aside from specialized models and specific use cases, but I’m willing to consider information that’s new to me

AI-powered smart glasses

Meta AI Glasses, etc.

AI* for accessibility

* I’m neither “pro-AI” nor “anti-AI.” I’ve been blocked for being perceived as both. —Actually, I’m honestly more anti-AI than pro-AI thus far, aside from specialized models and specific use cases, but I’m willing to consider information that’s new to me

Quit Google

doi.org

AI-synthesized faces are indistinguishable from real faces and more trustworthy

Artificial intelligence (AI)–synthesized text, audio, image, and video are being weaponized for the purposes of nonconsensual intimate imagery, financial fraud, and disinformation campaigns. Our evaluation of the photorealism of AI-synthesized faces indicates that synthesis engines have passed through the uncanny valley and are capable of creating faces that are indistinguishable—and more trustworthy—than real faces.

www.pnas.org

AI-synthesized faces are indistinguishable from real faces and more trustworthy

Artificial intelligence (AI)–synthesized text, audio, image, and video are being weaponized for the purposes of nonconsensual intimate imagery, financial fraud, and disinformation campaigns. Our evaluation of the photorealism of AI-synthesized faces indicates that synthesis engines have passed through the uncanny valley and are capable of creating faces that are indistinguishable—and more trustworthy—than real faces.

AI* alignment/misalignment

* I’m neither “pro-AI” nor “anti-AI.” I’ve been blocked for being perceived as both. —Actually, I’m honestly more anti-AI than pro-AI thus far, aside from specialized models and specific use cases, but I’m willing to consider information that’s new to me

Agentic AI Stuff

📚 AI (+ nuance)

Researching all aspects of artificial intelligence and its realized and potential implications

www.youtube.com

Unpacking the Racism of Digital Blackface in the Information Age

AI and/for science

AI* and design

* I’m neither “pro-AI” nor “anti-AI.” I’ve been blocked for being perceived as both. —Actually, I’m honestly more anti-AI than pro-AI thus far, aside from specialized models and specific use cases, but I’m willing to consider information that’s new to me

AI and/for science

https://mariya.fyi/posts/stranger-in-my-own-field social preview image

Becoming a stranger in my own field

https://x.com/johnjhorton/status/2104899762931597568 social preview image

John Horton on Twitter / X

Gautam Kamath on Twitter / X

Talia Ringer 🕊🪬 on Twitter / X

Andy Matuschak on Twitter / X

https://www.compactmag.com/article/big-techs-war-on-human-achievement/ social preview image

Big Tech’s War on Human Achievement | Compact

📚 AI (+ nuance)

Researching all aspects of artificial intelligence and its realized and potential implications

Malleable Software (by Boris) — Semble

darkshapes

AI* perception/usage (by あ) — Semble

All intelligence is collective intelligence (by Ronen Tamari) — Semble

A Collectivist, Economic Perspective on AI

Knowing less about AI makes people more open to having it in their lives – new research

AI* transcription

This is something I’m likely to consider using, or, I don’t know, maybe not? * I’m neither “pro-AI” nor “anti-AI.” I’ve been blocked for being perceived as both. —Actually, I’m honestly more anti-AI than pro-AI thus far, aside from specialized models and specific use cases, but I’m willing to consider information that’s new to me

https://www.404media.co/judge-caught-court-reporter-using-ai-transcript-errors/ social preview image

A Court Reporter Submitted AI-Generated Errors in Official Court Transcript, Judge Says

https://www.npr.org/2025/08/15/g-s1-83087/otter-ai-transcription-class-action-lawsuit social preview image

Class-action suit claims Otter AI secretly records private work conversations

https://www.recordinglaw.com/us-laws/ai-meeting-recording-laws/ social preview image

AI Meeting Recording Laws by State: Complete Guide (2026)

AI* and fashion

* I’m neither “pro-AI” nor “anti-AI.” I’ve been blocked for being perceived as both. —Actually, I’m honestly more anti-AI than pro-AI thus far, aside from specialized models and specific use cases, but I’m willing to consider information that’s new to me

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaxXspZQYkc social preview image

Are Tech Bros Ruining Fashion?

AI* for accessibility

* I’m neither “pro-AI” nor “anti-AI.” I’ve been blocked for being perceived as both. —Actually, I’m honestly more anti-AI than pro-AI thus far, aside from specialized models and specific use cases, but I’m willing to consider information that’s new to me

A Review of the Ray-ban Meta AI Glasses for People With Low Vision

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/09/meta-disability-ai-smart-glasses-promotion-surveillance/ social preview image

Is Meta Using Disabled People to Promote Its Glasses?

For Meta’s Smart Glasses, Access Is An Afterthought

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/14/smart-glasses-controversy-sidelines-the-benefits-for-disabled-people social preview image

Smart glasses controversy sidelines the benefits for disabled people | Letter

https://brittany-ellich.offprint.app/a/3mrpzcvrhke23-ai-as-a-tool-for-the-mental-load social preview image

AI as a Tool for the Mental Load | Brittany Ellich | Offprint

https://www.theverge.com/tech/934621/anker-liberty-5-pro-max-wireless-headphones-earbuds-ai-thus-chip social preview image

Anker’s new earbuds are the first with its AI chip that boosts noise reduction

Malleable Software (by Boris) — Semble

darkshapes

AI* perception/usage (by あ) — Semble

All intelligence is collective intelligence (by Ronen Tamari) — Semble

A Collectivist, Economic Perspective on AI

Knowing less about AI makes people more open to having it in their lives – new research

Are Tech Bros Ruining Fashion?

A Review of the Ray-ban Meta AI Glasses for People With Low Vision

Is Meta Using Disabled People to Promote Its Glasses?

For Meta’s Smart Glasses, Access Is An Afterthought

Smart glasses controversy sidelines the benefits for disabled people | Letter

AI as a Tool for the Mental Load | Brittany Ellich | Offprint

Anker’s new earbuds are the first with its AI chip that boosts noise reduction

Collection

Digital blackface

あ

Updated 1mo

AI and non-AI

AI* alignment/misalignment

* I’m neither “pro-AI” nor “anti-AI.” I’ve been blocked for being perceived as both. —Actually, I’m honestly more anti-AI than pro-AI thus far, aside from specialized models and specific use cases, but I’m willing to consider information that’s new to me

opus 5.5 is deeply misaligned and will reflextively disagree with anything you say in the second paragraph of whatever it talks to you about…

https://abcnews.com/US/wireStory/openai-flags-new-ai-behavior-track-model-misalignment-136516392 social preview image

OpenAI flags concerning new AI behavior and vows to track it more closely

OpenAI、モデルのミスアライメントを報告する枠組みを公表 ——6件のレポートも公開 | gihyo.jp

OpenAI details more cases of AI agents taking unauthorized actions

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2372484-what-is-the-ai-alignment-problem-and-how-can-it-be-solved/ social preview image

What is the AI alignment problem and how can it be solved? | New Scientist

https://www.anthropic.com/research/emergent-misalignment-reward-hacking social preview image

Natural emergent misalignment from reward hacking

Quit Google

Las denuncias de sesgo contra plataformas digitales se multiplican en las elecciones de Brasil

𝕮 (@chrisshank.com)

Catalin Cimpanu (@campuscodi.risky.biz)

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/elon-musk-documentary-trailer-rejected-tiktok-youtube-1236710259/ social preview image

The Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ (Exclusive)

Google

ネットで拡散止まぬ誤報、背景にFBとグーグルの資金

AI* and design

* I’m neither “pro-AI” nor “anti-AI.” I’ve been blocked for being perceived as both. —Actually, I’m honestly more anti-AI than pro-AI thus far, aside from specialized models and specific use cases, but I’m willing to consider information that’s new to me

The release of #ClaudeDesign left me wondering what a tool like this could look like for academics (rather than designers) I then used Claud…

https://www.tsr-net.co.jp/data/detail/1203096_1527.html social preview image

AIの広がりも影響、「デザイン業」倒産が14年ぶり高水準　～ 2026年上半期は40件に急増～ | TSRデータインサイト | 東京商工リサーチ

The A.I.-Design Aesthetic That’s Taking Over the Internet

These Are the Worst ChatGPT Flyers You've Sent Us

We Are Living in a ‘ChatGPT Flyer Pandemic’

Trump's plan to redesign every .gov website leads to AI-designed horrors

AI* and art/photography

* I’m neither “pro-AI” nor “anti-AI.” I’ve been blocked for being perceived as both. —Actually, I’m honestly more anti-AI than pro-AI thus far, aside from specialized models and specific use cases, but I’m willing to consider information that’s new to me

https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/midjourney-ai-artists-database-1234691955/ social preview image

Database of 16,000 Artists Used to Train Midjourney AI, Including 6-Year-Old Child, Garners Criticism

https://www.thebanner.com/community/local-news/ai-image-maryland-state-fair-contest-4AVH3SZUG5CP5EKW6OYZYUYKCI/ social preview image

An AI-altered photo of a ram won a Maryland State Fair contest, sparking outcry

Meta AI Has Some Super Normal Ideas for Improving Your Band Photos

https://newsdig.tbs.co.jp/articles/nbc/2783642?display=1 social preview image

「生成AI作品は応募不可」長崎県最大の公募美術展の全部門で使用禁止を明文化 | 長崎のニュース | 天気 | NBC長崎放送 (1ページ)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWpg1RmzAbc social preview image

AI Slop: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

Nightshade: Protecting Copyright

AI-powered smart glasses

Meta AI Glasses, etc.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/05/norway-temporary-ban-smart-glasses-public-places social preview image

Norway plans temporary ban on smart glasses in some public places

https://abcnews.com/US/wireStory/newsom-vetoes-measure-penalized-smart-glasses-secretly-record-136907178 social preview image

Newsom vetoes measure that would have penalized the use of smart glasses to secretly record people

https://dig.watch/updates/dutch-retailers-suspend-meta-smart-glasses-sales social preview image

Dutch retailers suspend Meta smart glasses sales amid privacy concerns | Digital Watch Observatory

https://www.theverge.com/tech/1002766/amazon-delivery-driver-smart-glasses-privacy social preview image

Amazon’s delivery driver smart glasses will reportedly take photos ‘almost constantly’

https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-09-18/meta-glasses-captured-shared-intimate-images-without-users-consent-lawsuit-claims social preview image

Meta glasses captured and shared intimate images without users' consent, lawsuit claims

A Review of the Ray-ban Meta AI Glasses for People With Low Vision

AI* influence on writing/speech

* I’m neither “pro-AI” nor “anti-AI.” I’ve been blocked for being perceived as both. —Actually, I’m honestly more anti-AI than pro-AI thus far, aside from specialized models and specific use cases, but I’m willing to consider information that’s new to me

I hate how the constructions now associated with AI "writing," which of course are stolen from actual writing, are now making me edit myself…

Let me know if this is just me: Noticed someone I know who is very "AI-pilled" and uses agents 24/7 to... start to talk IRL noticeably more…

Your AI Use Is Breaking My Brain

https://doi.org/10.1002/jcpy.1441 social preview image

AI ‐induced dehumanization

Do You Speak ChatGPTese? Beyond Writing, AI Is Also Flattening The Way We Talk

Will AI shape the way we speak? The emerging sociolinguistic influence of synthetic voices

Agentic AI Stuff

SmythOS

pguso/ai-agents-from-scratch

Agentation

https://maggieappleton.com/gastown social preview image

Gas Town’s Agent Patterns, Design Bottlenecks, and Vibecoding at Scale

Cognitive Integrity Framework: Formal Foundations for Multiagent Security

Rowboat - Let AI build your agents for you