Ever since researchers and tech companies started experimenting with artificial intelligence (AI), we have seen numerous AI-based tools and models. From deciding movie release dates to generating fake faces that are identical to yours, AI is being used in almost every area of the technological sector. Now, a company that helps discover the family histories of individuals has created an AI-based tool that can animate ancient portraits of your family members by adding ultra-realistic facial movements.
Now, getting into the technical stuff, MyHeritage’s Deep Nostalgia is essentially an AI-based tool that animates faces. The company says that it uses licensed technology from a company called D-ID, specializing in video reenactment using deep learning techniques.
Now, if you are wondering, the tool works on both colored and black and white pictures. So yes, you can even upload a very low-quality picture of, say, your grandmother or your great grandfather, and the tool will animate their faces just as well. And to do this, the developers programmed the tool to first enhance the uploaded picture to attain a high-res version of the image. Following the enhancement process, it applies the gestures using the deep learning model.
