AI-Generated Faces in the Real World: A Large-Scale Case Study of Twitter Profile Images

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Main Authors:	Ricker, Jonas, Assenmacher, Dennis, Holz, Thorsten, Fischer, Asja, Quiring, Erwin
Format:	Preprint
Published:	2024
Subjects:	Cryptography and Security Artificial Intelligence Computers and Society Machine Learning Social and Information Networks
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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