JANUS – how to fool Graph Neural Networks and what it teaches us

Graph Neural Networks (GNNs) are among the most powerful tools in modern AI. They can analyze data structured as nodes and connections – like social networks, financial links, protein structures, or transportation systems. But success comes with risk: GNNs can be attacked. A new research paper introduces JANUS – a framework that learns to inject fake nodes into graphs in a way that is extremely hard to detect. While framed as an attack, the insights are equally valuable for building defenses. ...

September 17, 2025