Face-Swapping Software To Protect Privacy 85
(0d0 writes "Some researchers at Columbia University's Computer Vision Labratory have developed software to automatically replace faces in batches of photos. Practical applications include protecting the identities of people in Google's Street View, coupling it with a digital camera's burst mode to create a perfect group photo, or protecting the identities of witnesses or law enforcement and military personnel. Other links to coverage include Boing Boing, American Public Media, and New Scientist."
New Name (Score:4, Funny)
Let's call the Automatic Fugly Machine.
Dear god, they mangled those 2 celebrities *bad*. I think Denzel should sue them.
Good news everybody! (Score:5, Funny)
Gee I would like to "face swap" my ugly face! (Score:3, Funny)
Anything will help my ugly face! My face will scare Medusa!
I remember a long time ago one of my co-workers was using a dating website in the 1990's and put another person's picture instead of their own picture. It would be interesting to picture of the girl when she arrived for the date!
Great! (Score:5, Funny)
Now everyone can be John Malkovich.
Here is an example (Score:5, Funny)
Are you surprised? It is google, they sell advertising.
Use at airports? (Score:5, Funny)
So when the airport screeners use their fancy equipment to look at our naked bodies... they can put someone else's face on them?
The mind boggles.
Re:I thought what I'd do was... (Score:3, Funny)
Cue The Matrix (Score:2, Funny)