Personality analysis of face swaps: can they be used as avatars?

In this paper, we investigate the perceived personalities of face swaps and how they relate to the personalities of the real people used to create the synthetic individuals' appearance and movements. Given that face swaps have become nearly indistinguishable from real humans, they offer a promising direction for the fast creation of realistic avatars. To investigate the usability of face swaps as avatars, we perform an experiment assessing their personality on the Five-Factor Model, their eeriness and appeal, as well as effects due to familiarity with the original individuals. Our results indicate that face swaps are perceived similarly to real humans and are affected by familiarity. Furthermore, we find a stronger influence of the body and movements on the perceived synthetic personality, especially for their extroversion and conscientiousness.