Image copyright Samsung Image caption A YouTube video explains how the researchers brought Mona Lisa to life
The subject of Leonardo da Vinci’s famous Mona Lisa painting has been brought to life by AI researchers.
The video, achieved from a single photo, shows the model in the portrait moving her head, eyes
The latest iteration of so-called
Some are concerned that the rise of convincing
Samsung’s algorithms were trained on a public database of 7,000 images of celebrities gathered from YouTube.
The AI system mapped facial features and movements on to a photo to bring it to life.
Image copyright Samsung Image caption Marilyn Monroe was also brought to life using the technology
It also made videos of Salvador Dali, Albert Einstein, Fyodor Dostoyevsky
In a paper outlining its work, the Samsung team called its creations “realistic neural talking heads”.
There was a mixed reaction to the video demonstrating how the system worked with one describing it as like “watching the future of
Fake Obama
Researchers at Tel Aviv University showed off a similar system in 2017.
A fake video of President Barack Obama was created by
Talking to the BBC, the researcher acknowledged that the technology could be misused but he added it could also be used as a force for good, such as allowing grieving relatives to create avatars of family members after they die.
Experts have previously said that fake videos of politicians could fool entire populations and the issues do not stop at political manipulation.
Dave Coplin, chief executive of AI consultancy The Envisioners, said: “The rise of convincing