In a recently published paper, Disney Research Studios described a facial-swapping technology that uses an AI algorithm to realistically alter one's facial features in high-resolution. While the technology isn't by any means novel, the algorithm is unique in that its capable of producing images that are high-resolution and as a result, photorealistic. 'To the best of our knowledge, this is the first method capable of rendering photo-realistic and temporally coherent results at megapixel resolution,' the researchers write in their paper. As noted by The Verge, outside of the algorithm's high resolution, Disney's deepfake technology is fairly consistent with others of its kind. It's easy to see the technology having applications in CGI, but according to researchers there's still work to be done before the technology can be used commercially.

Source: Daily Mail June 30, 2020 22:50 UTC