This Person Does Not Exist
thispersondoesnotexist.com
Generates a photorealistic face of a person who has never existed using StyleGAN neural network.
Why it is useful
Each refresh generates a new face that is indistinguishable from a real photograph. Technically fascinating and philosophically unsettling — a direct demonstration of how convincing synthetic media has become. The companion sites generate cats, cars, and art.
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