DEEP FAKES

Researchers from Nvidia have developed AI systems that can generate startlingly authentic-looking images of people who do not exist in real life

LOOKING AT A BUNCH of people’s photographs released by chipmaker Nvidia, you are not likely to find anything particularly impressive. They are just regular people until you learn that the photos are fakes and those people never existed in real life. They look quite real, though, down to the minutest details – from facial lines and creases to freckles and skin tones. More than that, their expressions are incredibly genuine. Each face looks like it has a personal history and individuality, an aliveness and vibrancy. But the entire lot has been created by artificial intelligence (AI). A collection of these images and a research paper outlining the broad method used to