safe to say she's now a renaissance painting pic.twitter.com/94tGYH4e6Q
— ｆ ｅ ｒ ｇ (@lgbtsagelyn) April 1, 2020
Have you ever wondered what you would look like as a Renaissance painting? Well, ponder no longer thanks to a Japanese full-stack developer named Sato and his creation called AI Gahuku. He has developed an AI art generator that takes a user-submitted picture and transforms it into a painting (a “masterpiece”) from the Golden Age of the arts. While the service does work, its definition of “masterpiece” could be up for debate once you see its offerings.
Some of the AI-generated art are faithful recreations of the source images; the results look like the photographs—except now they are crafted with paint strokes. But other portraits didn’t fare so well. Depending on the photo, the output might have distorted features, errant facial hair, and it may be in need of some serious dental work. These glitches are often amusing (and not totally unexpected) from AI, as machine learning improves the more that users input data.
There is, however, a more problematic side to AI Gahuku. In cases of people of color who upload their photo, many have found that the paintings they receive have lightened their skin color. This is acknowledged by the developer. “Currently, we are confirming that the output of the AI artist has been biased,” Sato said in response. “We hope to use a wide variety of learning data and increase the diversity of output in the future. I'd love to have your support in the future!”
The AI Gahuku is an AI art generator that turns user-submitted photos into Renaissance-style paintings.
AI generates canvas renaissance painting from your photos.#AI画伯https://t.co/bXNO2chmDj pic.twitter.com/Nm8joxmnrv
— Cutie (@veideveide) March 31, 2020
Benedict Cumberbatch as Renaissance painting; a thread pic.twitter.com/lc3tXxMYjs
— dra stranja (@bencwings) April 1, 2020
I saw this on Twitter and I thought I’d share my results and leave the website in the reply section.
Self Photo vs. AI Gahaku Art Simulation #AlGahaku #aiarttokyo pic.twitter.com/fIx4ZSBv6s— Sara-Ann Heinsohn (@heinsohnsaraann) April 2, 2020
Okay, I'm hopping on the AI Gahaku bandwagon.
I think this one probably looks the most like me. pic.twitter.com/Y7KMJ19pSn
— Astra Crompton (@ulzaorith) April 2, 2020
While some recreations are spot on, others were not so lucky…
r u kidding me #AI画伯 pic.twitter.com/HpBSzx34ct
— Vira (@viradiego) April 1, 2020
what's up w my nose tho pic.twitter.com/LIFxD7fu19
— kar (@donpenguinii) April 1, 2020
Been doing that ‘turn my photo into a renaissance painting’ on my family and I don’t think we expected this to be my sister’s🥴🥴 pic.twitter.com/i93UGeHv5m
— Ell (@Ellis_Humphries) April 1, 2020
Oh no pic.twitter.com/AIOt9FkXco
— Aryan Chatterjee (@arcn0id) April 1, 2020
do not try the renaissance painting thing w/ a photo that has teeth pic.twitter.com/QQ65CrMXTr
— riley?! (@RileyZajonc) April 1, 2020
That renaissance app hates me pic.twitter.com/XOn6WfpmZ4
— Jesse (@Skinnty_) March 31, 2020
don't mean to be rude, but what the hell did AI Gahaku do to me pic.twitter.com/79Nxz1VhHr
— Daniel Eales (@DanielEales) March 31, 2020
this AI thinks im a sister of the catholic cloth. well buddy , you're not far off#AI画伯 pic.twitter.com/NrrrQiXFHl
— Anthony N. Petruzzi (@bubbalicious47) March 31, 2020
I put Gregg Wallace through the AI Gahaku website and the result is truly horrific pic.twitter.com/mLjSPHA9Nc
— Keir Shields (@keir_shields) April 4, 2020
…and there are complaints that the AI is lightening the skin of people of color. (A fact the developer acknowledges.)
can't believe i was whitewashed like this #AI画伯 pic.twitter.com/197MWwmjTk
— zooz (@aquilics) April 1, 2020
WHO IS THIS WHITE WOMEN? AI GAHAKU HAS 24 HOURS TO RESPOND. pic.twitter.com/I7q0gWxQMj
— Camille Diane Sanks🎀☁️🌸🪐 (@EvilSuccubus17) April 2, 2020
AI Gahaku painted my portrait 3 times over using 3 different styles. Not sure how I morphed into an old European man though. The last painting of me looks like one of the Popes pic.twitter.com/qD7SqZKTWk
— J U L E S 💫 (@GoldJulery) April 2, 2020
AI Gahuku: Website | Twitter
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