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Victor Kuznetsov
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Empirical conclusion from the 2026-06-04 - 2026-06-08 Modal cert sweeps: every face-restore approach we built (GFPGAN-on-cleaned, PhotoMaker-V2, InstantID txt2img, InstantID img2img-on-cleaned at three parameter settings) regenerates the face via SDXL diffusion rather than preserves it. Output face pixels are diffusion-fresh, so the regenerated face inherits SDXL "clean skin" aesthetic and loses original identity precision -- it looks MORE AI-generated than the cleaned image, not less. The cleaned image from the main controlnet 0.20 removal pass is the least-AI face state we can reach without re-introducing SynthID. Nothing in the restore family achieves the actual goal (preserve the original person's face). Keeping them around as opt-in invites users to ship something that defeats the point. Removing entirely. Library changes: - Deleted src/remove_ai_watermarks/instantid_restore.py - Deleted src/remove_ai_watermarks/photomaker_restore.py - Deleted tests/test_instantid_restore.py - Deleted tests/test_photomaker_restore.py - Removed `instantid` and `photomaker` extras from pyproject.toml - Removed `[tool.hatch.metadata] allow-direct-references = true` (was only needed for the photomaker git+ URL) - InvisibleEngine.remove_watermark: dropped `restore_faces` + `restore_faces_method` params, removed both `_restore_faces_instantid` and `_restore_faces_photomaker` private methods, removed dispatch - CLI: dropped `_restore_faces_options` decorator, all four cmd_* signatures lose `restore_faces` + `restore_faces_method`, kwarg passes to remove_watermark dropped - _apply_auto: dropped `restore_faces` from tuple shape (was unused after the engine no longer takes it) - auto_config.AutoConfig: dropped `restore_faces` field; `plan()` no longer sets it; `reason` no longer mentions it - Tests updated accordingly (test_auto_config.TestReason no longer asserts "face-restore on" in the reason string) Docs updated: - CLAUDE.md: removed the photomaker extras bullet, the Face restore trade-off bullet, the instantid_restore.py + photomaker_restore.py module bullets; replaced restore mentions in watermark_remover and controlnet bullets and prod recipe with the empirical conclusion - README.md: removed both `--restore-faces` callouts and the install snippet; the feature bullet and auto-mode comment updated - docs/synthid-robust-identity-research.md: added Status-retired notice at the top pointing at the 2026-06-08 followup raiw-app: - modal_cert.py: dropped `--restore-faces` flag entirely; sweep() no longer takes restore_faces; pinned _LIB_SPEC to `[gpu]` extras (no `photomaker` / `instantid` extras), points at main ruff + strict pyright clean; 569 tests pass; 18 restore-specific tests gone. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>