Wednesday, June 20, 2018
The eyes have it: Facebook to introduce a blink removal tool for online pics
An interesting piece by Sophie Werthan in Slate reports that Facebook is developing a tool to change pictures so that closed eyes appear to be open.
In technical terms, the tool employs an Artificial Intelligence technique that learns to insert realistic, open eyes where closed ones are detected in photos. The point is to help overcome disappointment when users blink in what would otherwise be a nice picture of them.