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MineralMan

(146,254 posts)
Wed May 8, 2019, 01:46 PM May 2019

The People Below Do Not Exist

They were created as images by an AI program that generates 1024 pixel images that are entirely software generated. It's fascinating and somewhat scary, really. See the program in process at:

https://thispersondoesnotexist.com/

Refresh the screen to see a new person who doesn't exist.

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MineralMan

(146,254 posts)
10. The other interesting thing is that the images are all in
Wed May 8, 2019, 02:45 PM
May 2019

the Creative Commons as far as rights go. You're going to start seeing AI faces in a lot of places. Since no two are alike, you could use one of the head shots as a FB photo without any permission required, or on Twitter, or wherever you wanted.

Retrograde

(10,128 posts)
5. Not much age variety
Wed May 8, 2019, 02:11 PM
May 2019

Whoever created this seems to have ticked the ethnic/gender diversity boxes, but there's a very narrow range of apparent ages. Or are elderly faces too difficult to generate?

MineralMan

(146,254 posts)
8. That's a limited selection. If you go to the site and click through
Wed May 8, 2019, 02:35 PM
May 2019

to many pictures, you'll see a full range of ages, skin colors, ethnicities and features. From children to old people.

It's pretty amazing, really.

Takket

(21,528 posts)
9. Woman in the upper right is bald on top lol
Wed May 8, 2019, 02:38 PM
May 2019

Plenty of hair on the sides! Might need to update the program on that one.

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