Detecting Poor AI-Generated Facial Images > 자유게시판

Identifying low-end AI portraits means noticing minor flaws that human artists almost never introduce

One of the clearest red flags is skin that looks digitally smoothed

While AI models can mimic skin tones well, they often fail to replicate the micro details of real skin such as fine pores, subtle blemishes, or the way light reflects off sweat or oil

The result is often a surface that looks waxen, rubbery, or smudged where depth and detail are expected

A frequent giveaway is illogical illumination

Real portraits rely on lighting that behaves consistently according to environmental physics

AI often produces conflicting shadow directions, such as a leftward nose shadow paired with a rightward chin shadow

The eyes might also reflect light in ways that don’t align with the supposed direction of the light source, creating a disorienting or artificial feel

Human faces are inherently uneven—and AI often overcorrects this

Humans are naturally asymmetric

Genuine portraits preserve the natural quirks—slightly uneven eyes, uneven brows, or a subtly crooked jaw

AI generated images tend to overcorrect these natural variations, resulting in faces that look eerily symmetrical or perfectly balanced, which can feel uncanny rather than realistic

Edges around hair and facial features often look malformed

Instead of natural strands, you get tangled clumps or ghostly strands that float unnaturally

The edge where hair meets skin or background is often blurred, smudged, or poorly defined

AI commonly fails to integrate ears properly—detaching them, flattening them, recommended site or making them look glued on

These features often reveal the artificial origin

AI often crafts eyebrows that are too dark and geometric, and eyelashes that are perfectly spaced and identical, like a stamp applied repeatedly

Both eyes may have mirror-image pupils with no variation, or show flat, glowing highlights instead of natural depth

Lastly, pay attention to the background

Low-quality AI headshots often feature bland, repetitive, or overly blurred backgrounds that don’t match the lighting or perspective of the subject

It’s as if the background was added separately, never integrated into the scene’s 3D space

Look for shadows that float above the ground, point in the wrong direction, or have inconsistent softness

Always examine the image closely—magnify it to catch the flaws

The deeper you look, the clearer the digital fingerprints become

Despite advances, these indicators are still widespread in inferior AI-generated images, giving you the tools to separate human work from algorithmic imitation