Thread by @conspirator0

Here's a look at a lineup of six interesting Twitter accounts with GAN-generated face pics. #SundayShenaniGANS

("GAN" = "generative adversarial network", the AI technology used by thispersondoesnotexist.com and similar tools)

cc: @ZellaQuixote

First, we have @GypsyCeltic (ID 1307840989617434624), an account with a GAN-generated face and a propensity for posting false statements about COVID vaccines. This allegedly Florida-based account is followed by Ron DeSantis campaign operative @ChristinaPushaw. #FloridaGAN

Next up is @dogoym (ID 1346315171229143044), an antisemitic troll account with a GAN-generated pic and a name that references the antisemitic dog whistle "The Goyim Know". According to one of this fake account's replies to Elon Musk, ~30% of Twitter accounts are fake.

Third, we have @BarbFromScarb (ID 1554907193413173251), a transphobic troll account with a GAN-generated face. This account has already had multiple tweets removed by Twitter and has been silent for about a week, possibly indicating a temporary suspension.

Last and possibly least, we have @LisaLaurens2, @OliviaEl2, and @Sandra_Andres12, a trio of accounts with GAN-generated faces. These three accounts spam links to T-shirts on Amazon.

(permanent account IDs: 1490983088964481028, 1525626452833714177, and 1495218569264738308)

There are multiple indicators that these "faces" are GAN-generated: surreal clothing/hats/backgrounds, glitches at the boundaries between hair/skin/background, identical eye placement.

(The eye placement is obvious in the video at the top of this thread:

https://twitter.com/conspirator0/status/1563958412588814339

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Further tips for spotting GAN-generated faces:

https://twitter.com/conspirator0/status/1457051817699860483

More information on GAN-generated faces and their use on Twitter (and other sites):

https://twitter.com/conspirator0/status/1322704400226394112

Update: a few of these accounts have reacted to this thread, although not in an entirely honest fashion.