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Main Authors: Cartella, Giuseppe, Cuculo, Vittorio, Cornia, Marcella, Cucchiara, Rita
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Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.08933
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author Cartella, Giuseppe
Cuculo, Vittorio
Cornia, Marcella
Cucchiara, Rita
author_facet Cartella, Giuseppe
Cuculo, Vittorio
Cornia, Marcella
Cucchiara, Rita
contents Creating high-quality and realistic images is now possible thanks to the impressive advancements in image generation. A description in natural language of your desired output is all you need to obtain breathtaking results. However, as the use of generative models grows, so do concerns about the propagation of malicious content and misinformation. Consequently, the research community is actively working on the development of novel fake detection techniques, primarily focusing on low-level features and possible fingerprints left by generative models during the image generation process. In a different vein, in our work, we leverage human semantic knowledge to investigate the possibility of being included in frameworks of fake image detection. To achieve this, we collect a novel dataset of partially manipulated images using diffusion models and conduct an eye-tracking experiment to record the eye movements of different observers while viewing real and fake stimuli. A preliminary statistical analysis is conducted to explore the distinctive patterns in how humans perceive genuine and altered images. Statistical findings reveal that, when perceiving counterfeit samples, humans tend to focus on more confined regions of the image, in contrast to the more dispersed observational pattern observed when viewing genuine images. Our dataset is publicly available at: https://github.com/aimagelab/unveiling-the-truth.
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spellingShingle Unveiling the Truth: Exploring Human Gaze Patterns in Fake Images
Cartella, Giuseppe
Cuculo, Vittorio
Cornia, Marcella
Cucchiara, Rita
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Artificial Intelligence
Creating high-quality and realistic images is now possible thanks to the impressive advancements in image generation. A description in natural language of your desired output is all you need to obtain breathtaking results. However, as the use of generative models grows, so do concerns about the propagation of malicious content and misinformation. Consequently, the research community is actively working on the development of novel fake detection techniques, primarily focusing on low-level features and possible fingerprints left by generative models during the image generation process. In a different vein, in our work, we leverage human semantic knowledge to investigate the possibility of being included in frameworks of fake image detection. To achieve this, we collect a novel dataset of partially manipulated images using diffusion models and conduct an eye-tracking experiment to record the eye movements of different observers while viewing real and fake stimuli. A preliminary statistical analysis is conducted to explore the distinctive patterns in how humans perceive genuine and altered images. Statistical findings reveal that, when perceiving counterfeit samples, humans tend to focus on more confined regions of the image, in contrast to the more dispersed observational pattern observed when viewing genuine images. Our dataset is publicly available at: https://github.com/aimagelab/unveiling-the-truth.
title Unveiling the Truth: Exploring Human Gaze Patterns in Fake Images
topic Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Artificial Intelligence
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.08933