Attractiveness shapes beliefs about whether faces are real or AI-generated, study finds

Dominique Makowski

Jul 7, 2025 1 min read Reality Bending Lab, In the News

Our recent paper on facial attractiveness and reality beliefs is in the news:

https://www.psypost.org/attractiveness-shapes-beliefs-about-whether-faces-are-real-or-ai-generated-study-finds/

Reality Bending Lab University of Sussex Psychology AI Facial Attractiveness Reality Beliefs AI-Generated Faces

Dominique Makowski

Lecturer in Psychology

Trained as neuropsychologist and CBT psychotherapist, I am currently working as a lecturer at the University of Sussex, on the neuroscience of reality perception.