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Nov 10 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
It's a Thursday, and a variety of Twitter accounts with GAN-generated faces have paid $8 for a blue checkmark. #BlueCheckShenaniGANS

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

cc: @ZellaQuixote collage of the profiles of ...
Unmodified GAN-generated faces (so far) have the telltale trait that the main facial features (especially the eyes) are in the same position on each image. This becomes evident when one blends the images together.
There are other signs these images are inauthentic: nonsensical clothing (especially the bizarre "hat" in @JaredPretorious's profile pic), surreal backgrounds, and mismatched ears, among others. collage of all 13 GAN-gener...
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Nov 7
Fake journalist accounts have been a problem on Twitter for a while now, and giving their operators the ability to slap a blue checkmark on them for $8 will in no way improve this situation.
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cc: @ZellaQuixote collage of screenshots of four "social media marketing&collage of nslookup results showing that all four sites have
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Oct 28
It's always a great day to look at various suspicious Twitter accounts with GAN-generated faces. #FridayShenaniGANs

("GAN" = "generative adversarial network", the AI tech used by thispersondoesnotexist.com and similar tools to generate fake faces)

cc: @ZellaQuixote
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cc: @ZellaQuixote screenshots of @marymodestus and @marymodestus1's profiles
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At first glance, coupons(dot)ivoicesoft(dot)com appears to have lots of satisfied customers. These alleged "customers" all have GAN-generated faces, however.

(GAN = "generative adversarial network", the AI tech used by tools like thispersondoesnotexist.com)

cc: @ZellaQuixote screenshot of coupons.ivoicesoft.com and some alleged custom
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