Deep has faced numerous controversies amidst the ever-improving technology, and now MyHeritage’s genealogy service has reminded us how advanced technology has worked over the years. On February 25, MyHeritage launched a new feature on its site called Deep Nostalgia, and is incredibly attractive, but we also consider it a bit scary at the same time. See it for yourself here.
“Thank you for making us feel like they can!” https://t.co/9jQb55RHkt #DeepNostalgia #family photos pic.twitter.com/e9ulI3oFE3
– MyHeritage (@MyHeritage) March 5, 2021
Bring the dead back to life
Using the power of artificial intelligence techniques known as deep learning, the recently released Deep Nostalgia feature on the MyHeritage site is able to re-manipulate people’s photos, making them move like normal, human , Appears to be smiling and scorching. As it is an ancestral service, members of the site are able to use the software to transform the lives of their departed relatives into photographs, and it is quite attractive.
In addition to giving MyHeritage users the option to create their dead ancestors, who have lived years and years before, they smile, blink and move around in their old photos, the Deep Nostalgia feature can also be applied just for that. Which is in general, which also includes portrait images or statues. In a statement released on March 4, the site said that more than ten million faces have been animated so far.
On March 4, this new technology revolutionized the future of deep fakes, when the mobile app became the most preferred app in the US on the Appy App Store. The company admitted that they did not expect their new feature to be so popular, but it seems that not everyone can help but want a taste of deep fake technology.
“For those who have never seen (or seen very few) our family members, this is nothing less!” See what everyone is #DeepNostalgia About Promotions: https://t.co/9jQb55RHkt pic.twitter.com/TltWLm3aXJ
– MyHeritage (@MyHeritage) March 4, 2021
Future of deep fakes
If you want to know how much people are liking this new type of technology, since the launch of the new feature, the demand for the MyHeritage app was so high that it was followed by stability issues within the software for the next few days. Experience was launched. While it may be fun to turn your favorite Renaissance painting into real life, the rise of deep fakes gives rise to many concerns in our burgeoning digital age.
Newsweek The report states that: “Deep Fake has given rise to fears that cybercriminals may use to harm the reputation of others.” Some examples show a fake Barack Obama calling Donald Trump “full dips ***”. Others are used in pornography, which gives rise to ethical concerns ”.
Recently a TikTok user named @deeptomcruise chatted about Sound Fake despite not being an actor himself, playing golf and talking to the camera, watching videos and looking like Tom Cruise. The video reached millions of people, and the man ended the video by saying:If you like what you are seeing, just wait until you come forward.
@deeptomcruise sport!
What did myHeritage say
Deep Fake raises many questions and concerns from people who not only revolve around ethical concerns, but many also wonder if these types of features are available for companies to retrieve and sell our data. There are ways. While these questions are still unanswered for the most part, MyHeritage acknowledged how the technology is quite controversial and issued a statement on the matter.
Ancestor Services wrote:While many love Deep Nostalgia feature and consider it magical, others find it unintentional and uncomfortable with the results. Our driver videos do not include speeches to prevent misuse of the feature, such as the creation of “deep fake ‘videos of living people”.
