People are talking about AI-generated faces (check out this NYT article on the topic https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/11/21/science/artificial-intelligence-fake-people-faces.html)

Aside">https://www.nytimes.com/interacti... from creating fake faces, this tech can also edit the faces of real people with just a couple of clicks.

Let& #39;s do an experiment with Harrison Ford.
The 2021 version of Adobe Photoshop includes a new feature: "Neural Filters".

These filters put the power of machine learning in the hands of everyone with access to the program.

To demonstrate, I& #39;ll use this picture of Harrison Ford in 1982& #39;s "Blade Runner".
By going to Filter > Neural Filters > Beta Filters and selecting the "Smart Portrait" tab, Photoshop gives you the option to edit the image with a set of sliders that let you change the mood, age, expression, and even the direction of the person& #39;s gaze and light source.
The original image is on the left.

The image on the right has the "Happiness" tab set halfway to "happy".
In this comparison, Harrison& #39;s about halfway up the "Anger" slider.
The "Facial Age" works exactly as advertised.

Here I& #39;ve aged Harrison to the maximum value (50). That turned out pretty accurate, isn& #39;t it?
When you get to the "Head Direction" slider, you& #39;ll notice that Photoshop might have a more difficult time with the transformation depending on what& #39;s in the background of the image.

Still, I think that it did a pretty good job.
"Light Direction" works as expected. In this case the change isn& #39;t super noticeable, but what& #39;s remarkable is that it& #39;s able to do this in a split second with just a click on the slider.
You can also mix the sliders and have them all on, for example, but that& #39;s when you really start to notice the limitations of the tech (and when we enter the uncanny valley).

Here is a very happy, not-at-all-surprised, slightly angry Harrison.
Even if the results aren& #39;t remarkable in themselves (I& #39;d argue that they are!), what is definitely remarkable is that now anyone can edit images like this with zero skill.

If you have Photoshop, a mouse and can spare a few seconds, you can do this.
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