what if Kim Kardashian play in netflixit’s Wednesday’ ? Or Lionel Messi was not only a hero on the pitch, but also flew with a cape?
Well imagine no more, because a new tool can take your favorite celebrities and turn them into hyper-realistic works of art in any situation you choose.
This means that Johnny Depp can replace Chris Evans as Captain America, and Mr Bean can sit on the Iron Throne in ‘game of thrones‘.
The app, Reface, uses artificial intelligence (AI) to take the subject of an image and put it in a new setting, outfit, pose, and art style.
The app, Reface, uses artificial intelligence (AI) to take the subject of an image and put it in a new setting, outfit, pose and art style
The ‘AI Avatar’ tool has been trained on different artistic styles and themes and can apply them to new images. Pictured: singer Rihanna as a neon warrior
Tools that use a database of artwork to create these avatars have been trending on social media for months, like Lensa AI and MyHeritage’s “Time Machine”.
The Reface app works in a similar way, where its “AI Avatar” tool has been trained on different art styles and themes, and can apply them to new images.
On Reface’s website, it says, “We’ve enhanced a generative AI model based on the open-source Image Synthesizer and enhanced it with our face-swap technology, which fine-tunes the accuracy of ‘tool.”
Although the app has been around since 2020, its original premise gave users the ability to swap their faces in a video, GIF, or meme using a single selfie.
It was downloaded 100,000 times within a month and then started adding new features like the ability to add a face to an object in a photo and animate it.
Now he followed the trend of creating another world avatars from photos, and added the ‘AI Avatar’ tool to its list of functions.
“Thanks to Reface’s extensive experience in AI representations of human faces, AI Avatar can seamlessly transfer unique facial features and provide clearer hyper-realistic images,” reads its website.
Although the app has been around since 2020, its original premise gave users the ability to swap their faces in a video, GIF, or meme using a single selfie. Pictured: Lionel Messi was transformed into Superman using Reface
Reface followed the trend of creating otherworldly avatars from photos and added an “AI Avatar” tool as a feature. Pictured: Kim Kardashian in Wednesday Addams
If you want to try it yourself, you must first download Reface for free on your device from the App Store or Google Play Store. Pictured: Mr Bean was transported to Game of Thrones using the Reface app
If you want to try it yourself, you must first download Reface for free on your device from the App store or Google Play Store.
Once you open the app, click on the ‘AI Avatar’ feature in the bottom bar and you will be prompted to choose your artwork theme by purchasing a style pack.
These range from “Pirate” to “Christmas Postcard” and will generate 48 unique pieces of art from your photos, but each pack costs $4.99 ($5.99).
Next, you will be asked to upload ten photos, which will be stored for less than 48 hours by the app before being deleted.
Five of them should be selfies with different emotions and angles, and five should be pictures from your phone gallery with different backgrounds.
The tool will then start generating the avatars, which takes around 40-60 minutes, but you can close the app while it is processing.
Once you open the app, click on the ‘AI Avatar’ feature in the bottom bar and you will be prompted to choose the desired theme for your artwork
The available style packs range from “Pirate” to “Christmas Postcard” and will generate 48 unique artworks from your photos, but each costs $4.99 ($5.99). Left: Margot Robbie as Queen. Right: Johnny Depp as Captain America
But before you rush off to sign up for the app, you might want to take a closer look at its terms and conditions.
That’s because eagle-eyed users of another avatar-generating app, Lensa AIfound that you must give them permission to “distribute” and “use” your photos without “additional compensation”.
While its terms say it’s “solely for the purpose of exploiting or improving Lensa”, cybersecurity expert Jake Moore of ESET says users should beware.
Speaking to MailOnline, he explained: “Similar to applications in the past which have requested many permissions and feature access, users should be very aware of what they allow these apps to do and even possess.
‘By using Lensa, you grant permission to own the generated photo which will be placed in a database with potentially other identifiable information.
“Lensa also seems to make users agree to their generated images being shared with third parties, which people often don’t realize is a problem.”
On Reface’s website, it says, “We’ve enhanced a generative AI model based on the open-source Image Synthesizer and enhanced it with our face-swap technology, which fine-tunes the accuracy of ‘tool.” Pictured: Jenna Ortega was transported in Christmas movie posters
He added: “Cybercriminals are actively seeking to locate this information for illicit purposes.
“These databases contain valuable information that can potentially be used alongside facial recognition technology, raising concerns about data theft.
“Even images that are not selfies will also belong to the company and could potentially profit from those images.”
“However, this is something that is often the case in other similar apps, so it’s important to read the terms and conditions before uploading images.”
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