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Are Benford's Law-Based Detectors Effective for GAI Generated Images?

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Abstract

Benford's Law (BL) has been proposed as a method to distinguish natural images from those that were altered in some way, through manipulation or distortion, after their acquisition. Another common use of BL is to detect artificially generated images. In this article, we evaluate the effectiveness of BL in the detection of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) generated images. The images were generated in four different categories depending on the prompts to the GAI, namely original, artificial, cartoon-like and realistic. The results showed that only about 60% of the artificial images do not fit BL, while the other 40 % do. However, some very artificial looking images pass the threshold of BL. We hope that this article sheds some light on the topic of using BL for image forensics.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2024 International Conference on Sustainable Technology and Engineering, i-COSTE 2024
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9798331517335
ISBN (Print)9798331517342
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2024
Event10th IEEE International Conference on Sustainable Technology and Engineering - Murdoch University, Perth, Australia
Duration: 18 Dec 202420 Dec 2024
https://i-coste.org/2024/

Publication series

Name2024 International Conference on Sustainable Technology and Engineering, i-COSTE 2024

Conference

Conference10th IEEE International Conference on Sustainable Technology and Engineering
Abbreviated title i-COSTE 2024
Country/TerritoryAustralia
CityPerth
Period18/12/2420/12/24
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