George Azzopardi and Guru Swaroop Bennabhaktula in the Science for Society article

How do you know a face is a real face? For people on dating apps, this has often been a question: Can we trust what we see? Or have make-up, trickery with light and angles, or even some photoshopping, deceived us? But the problem now is bigger than that. With the emergence of generative AI, photos of non-existent faces can be created at the touch of a button. And if these photos are used in official documents, such as ID cards, passports or driver licences, it will be possible to create fake identities, bypass facial recognition and commit all kinds of fraud. Luckily, George Azzopardi and Guru Swaroop Bennabhaktula have created a way to confirm the authenticity of photos by looking at the unique fingerprint of cameras. Working with the RDW, the Netherlands Vehicle Authority, they will use their technology to combat what are called face morphing attacks.

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