Methods and trends in detecting AI-generated images: A comprehensive review Review

(2026). Methods and trends in detecting AI-generated images: A comprehensive review .

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publication date

  • May 1, 2026

keywords

  • CNN
  • Computer Science
  • Computer Science, Information Systems
  • Computer Science, Theory & Methods
  • Cross-domain detection
  • Cross-model generalization
  • Diffusion models
  • Fingerprint analysis
  • Forensic image detection
  • Frequency domain analysis
  • Generative adversarial networks
  • IDENTIFICATION
  • Patch-based detection
  • Synthetic image identification
  • Technology
  • Vision-language models (VLMs)