Small CNNs can reliably detect image generator sources via spectral signatures

kwangmoo_yi · x · 2026-08-20

Livne et al. in "Scalable Black-Box Model Attribution for Images" show that each image generator currently possesses a distinct stable spectral signature. The research demonstrates that small CNNs can quite reliably detect which image generator created a given image.

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