Stay-Positive: A Case for Ignoring Real Image Features in Fake Image Detection

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2502.07778v1
• Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2025 18:59:10 GMT
• Title: Stay-Positive: A Case for Ignoring Real Image Features in Fake Image Detection
• Authors: Anirudh Sundara Rajan, Yong Jae Lee,
• Abstract summary: We argue that an image should be classified as fake if and only if it contains artifacts introduced by the generative model. We propose Stay Positive, an algorithm designed to constrain the detectors focus to generative artifacts while disregarding those associated with real data.
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• Abstract: Detecting AI generated images is a challenging yet essential task. A primary difficulty arises from the detectors tendency to rely on spurious patterns, such as compression artifacts, which can influence its decisions. These issues often stem from specific patterns that the detector associates with the real data distribution, making it difficult to isolate the actual generative traces. We argue that an image should be classified as fake if and only if it contains artifacts introduced by the generative model. Based on this premise, we propose Stay Positive, an algorithm designed to constrain the detectors focus to generative artifacts while disregarding those associated with real data. Experimental results demonstrate that detectors trained with Stay Positive exhibit reduced susceptibility to spurious correlations, leading to improved generalization and robustness to post processing. Additionally, unlike detectors that associate artifacts with real images, those that focus purely on fake artifacts are better at detecting inpainted real images.

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