New AI ‘Deep Nostalgia’ brings old photos, including very old ones, to life

Meanderer

Meanderer

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It seems like a nice idea in theory but it’s a tiny bit creepy as well

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"An AI-powered service called Deep Nostalgia that animates still photos has become the main character on Twitter this fine Sunday, as people try to create the creepiest fake “video” possible, apparently."

"The Deep Nostalgia service, offered by online genealogy company MyHeritage, uses AI licensed from D-ID to create the effect that a still photo is moving. It’s kinda like the iOS Live Photos feature, which adds a few seconds of video to help smartphone photographers find the best shot."

"But Deep Nostalgia can take photos from any camera and bring them to “life.” The program uses pre-recorded driver videos of facial movements and applies the one that works best for the still photo in question. Its intended purpose is to allow you to upload photos of deceased loved ones and see them in “action,” which seems like a lovely idea." READ MORE
 

What would be very odd is that if you put a photo of a loved one into the animated app.. and the eyes were nothing like those of you loved one.. that would be horribly creepy..
 
an even better experiment was tried and developed a year or two back - a team interviewed an elderly person in a studio and asked hundreds of personal questions about them and their family and relationships etc. This was then developed as a dvd or whatever and give to family members. They could then switch it on and ask question of their now deceased family member who would answer accurately and correctly. Sorry no www I've found anyone help?
 

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