Graphics chip firm NVIDIA updated their face generating artificial intelligence which can now create more realistic faces than previous version

Briefing

Graphics chip firm NVIDIA updated their face generating artificial intelligence which can now create more realistic faces than previous version

January 10, 2019

Briefing

  • Face Generating AI – Chip company NVIDIA published new paper in December 2018 about modified generative adversarial network (GAN), form of artificial intelligence, that can generate more realistic human faces
  • Customization – Images can be customized through technique called style transfer where elements of face are blended with other factors to create entirely new faces
  • Implications – Might have implications in spreading misinformation and propaganda, particularly in creating fake evidence for justice system as well as politics
  • First Iteration – NVIDIA researchers first showed off early version of their face generating AI on October 2017, with one neural network creating new faces and another rating and providing feedback

Accelerator

Sector

Information Technology

Organization

Nvidia Corp.

Source

Original Publication Date

December 17, 2018

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