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Deepfake tech used to bring dead relatives back to life
NewAtlas ^ | 2/28/21 | Rich Haridy

Posted on 03/02/2021 10:12:30 AM PST by Roman_War_Criminal

Genealogy company MyHeritage is putting deepfake technology to a creatively unsettling use with a new feature called Deep Nostalgia. The system animates photographs of long-deceased loved ones, turning old still portraits into uncanny blinking and smiling videos.

Deepfake technology has been rapidly evolving over the past few years and generally stoking conversations over how close we are to completely losing faith in the veracity of the images we encounter. So far, the technology is still in its infancy but MyHeritage is presenting a novel use of deepfakes, bringing to life still photographs of dead relatives.

Called Deep Nostalgia, the technology comes from Israel-based company D-ID. Users can upload old photographs of deceased relatives and the system automatically enhances the image before applying a deepfake algorithm to deliver a short animated video of the subject.

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TOPICS: Arts/Photography; Computers/Internet; Conspiracy; Science
KEYWORDS: creepy; fakephotography; genealogy; genealogycompany; myheritage; technology
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

These faked videos are just that, fakes. Never mind that they might resemble reality - insofar as they differ, we would typically have no means of identifying exactly how they differ from truth. So we are left with an illusion of seeing something, but to lesser or great degree it will be false like a false memory.

We really don’t need more lies in our lives.


21 posted on 03/02/2021 12:05:00 PM PST by EnderWiggin1970
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To: conservativeimage

Yep! That’s the first thing that came to my mind. Especially since the people desire deception more than truth..in general..like demonrats for example. Watching that motion pic made my stomach drop to my ankles and made me nauseous.


22 posted on 03/02/2021 12:19:00 PM PST by PrairieLady2 (Replacing Trump with Biden is like shitting your pants then changing your shirt.)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

Bookmark.


23 posted on 03/02/2021 12:37:43 PM PST by Inyo-Mono
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To: dfwgator

Maybe Biden is already gone.

I will sing this victory song.


Harmonize with Kalmela and Nancy, with chorus by Hillary.


24 posted on 03/02/2021 12:48:19 PM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

Ping for later


25 posted on 03/02/2021 1:06:39 PM PST by wgmalabama (Tag line for rent. )
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

IOW, Harry Potter newspapers.

No. Just no.


26 posted on 03/02/2021 1:33:19 PM PST by bgill (Which came first, Covid-19 or Gates and Fauci's mRNA-1273 Moderna vax?)
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To: AUTiger83

And they can fake what someone is saying.

Animated Biden speaking intelligently coming soon to a news channel near you.


27 posted on 03/02/2021 1:36:30 PM PST by bgill (Which came first, Covid-19 or Gates and Fauci's mRNA-1273 Moderna vax?)
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