NVIDIA-Powered Neural Network Produces Freakishly Natural Fake Human Photos (hothardware.com)

MojoKid writes: NVIDIA released a paper recently detailing a new machine learning methodology for generating unique and realistic looking faces using a generative adversarial network (GAN). The result is the ability to artificially render photorealistic human faces of "unprecedented quality." NVIDIA achieves this by using an algorithm that pairs two neural networks -- a generator and a discriminator -- that compete against each other. The generator starts from a low resolution image and builds upon it, while the discriminator assesses the results, sort of like a constant critic, pointing out where things have gone wrong. The GAN is not a new technology, but where NVIDIA differentiates is through the progressive training method it developed. NVIDIA took a database of photographs of famous people and used that to train its system. By working together, the neural networks were able to produce fake images that are nearly indistinguishable from real human photographs, and a little creepy too.

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[mentil]

A few of those example results are a little uncanny valley-ish, but the best are nearly good enough to serve as my dating profile picture. Google Image Search THIS!

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[cellocgw]

Don't be deliberately stupid. The bulk of the profit from movies goes to studio owners and producers. You want them to get even more?
It's like Jim Bouton said of player salaries, "[the players] don't deserve the money, but the owners don't deserve it more."