AI-generated faces may make real people less employable, study finds

A study of 570 people found that exposure to attractive AI-generated faces lowered judgments of real job applicants' employability and trustworthiness. Willingness to offer interviews fell from 77.4% to 72.5% for the same candidates. An audit of 27 image generators found 37% of female AI faces outscored the median professional fashion model.

• Interview willingness dropped from 77.4% to 72.5% after viewing AI faces
• Study analyzed 51,300 generated faces and 160,196 photos of real people
• 37% of female AI-generated faces beat the median professional model
• 27 image generators released between 2022 and 2026 were tested