By: Dan Robitzski
April 30, 2019
Embodied AI
A new deep learning algorithm can generate high-resolution, photorealistic images of people — faces, hair, outfits, and all — from scratch.
The AI-generated models are the most realistic we’ve encountered, and the tech will soon be licensed out to clothing companies and advertising agencies interested in whipping up photogenic models without paying for lights or a catering budget. At the same time, similar algorithms could be misused to undermine public trust in digital media.
Catalog From Hell
The algorithm was developed by DataGrid, a tech company housed on the campus of Japan’s Kyoto University, according to a press release.