In today’s world, everyone is trying to make themselves look perfect all the time. Social media platforms have special filters that allow us users to cover what we want to cover, and fix some elements to make an idealized version of ourselves. After making these operations we are ready to share photos with the public. On popular platforms like TikTok or Instagram, followers looking at posted images, might not even realize that what they see isn’t 100% real about how the person looks like because of how perfect Photoshop is.
Popularity of enhancing our pictures
It exists plenty of tools and applications dedicated to enhancing our pictures or videos like for example Adobe’s Lightroom and Photoshop. These apps are very easy to use, image adjustment can be made with a mouse by moving a slider up or down in seconds. Moreover, everyone can in a convenient way access them from a mobile phone. To make basic changes there’s no need to download any application because some features are already built into our smartphones.
How is AI developing Photoshop applications?
Photo edition applications are moving to different levels because of the development of artificial intelligence. The latest revolutionary feature released by Photoshop is the option to generate by AI engine almost any image the photographer can imagine and insert it into the photograph. Lightroom thanks to its AI algorithms now can remove noise from a picture. Recently on the TikTok platform users could see many videos advertising the AI application which is creating a professional profile picture for us. The commercial went viral and presents how an AI generator, from random pictures presenting a given person, can make a professional-looking head shot which later you can post on LinkedIn or other accounts. The premise is that by using an AI app you can improve your appearance so that you look thinner, or not quite so bald, or younger, or more glamorous, or more sophisticated, or less wrinkled. This, supposedly, makes you more appealing to a recruiter and more likely to get an interview and is a fraction of the cost of employing a professional photographer to take a professional profile picture.
How is AI generating profile pictures for people based on their original pictures?
AI can generate profile pictures for people based on their original pictures using a technique called “neural style transfer.” Neural style transfer involves combining the content of one image with the style of another. The generated profile picture aims to maintain the original person’s visual identity while incorporating the desired style. AI algorithms can adjust various parameters to achieve the desired level of stylization, ensuring the generated picture looks aesthetically pleasing and represent the individual appropriately.
Advantages and disadvantages of using AI to generate profile pictures.
AI is helpful for us people in many industries and brings many advantages for example:
• Timesaving: AI algorithms can generate, and enhance pictures much quicker than humans without the later need for individuals to manually edit, style, or size pictures.
• Customization: While generating or editing pictures AI can adapt to different user preferences and styles, allowing individuals to create unique profile pictures.
• Accessibility: Not everyone has access to professional photographers or graphic designers to create good-looking images therefore AI generator is a perfect solution.
However, as well we can also meet some disadvantages which we need to remember:
• Lack of personalization: Some AI-generated profile pictures may lack the personal touch or uniqueness that individuals may prefer when representing themselves online.
• Ethical concerns: AI-generated profile pictures might raise ethical concerns regarding ownership and consent. Images used for generation should be properly licensed or acquired with the permission of the original owner.
Conclusion
AI generator is a great feature, but we can’t be a hundred percent dependent on it. Ultimately, the decision to use AI-generated profile pictures should be based on an individual’s desired level of customization, and control, and the importance placed on personal authenticity in online representations. Questions arise could we always say if a profile picture is AI-generated of the real thing? Do recruiters decide on the interview based on how the person looks in the photo? And what is it going to look like in the future?
Sources:
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-67054382
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/profile-pic-double-quick-using-ai-quality-self-portraits-dave-birss
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/facebook-explores-generative-ai-profile-pictures-siddhi-mistry-trcdf
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I think it is a greate idea. I was never happy of my portrait pictures so it would help a lot.
Great post! The whole concept of AI-generated profile pictures is pretty interesting. It’s amazing how it can spruce up our images, but the part about personalization and ethics really gets you thinking.
I’ve seen this advertised everywhere lately and was ambivalent about the ethics, but after reading the post I see that it actually has positive aspects and can be used
But isn’t that just an easier to use photoshop? People have been enhancing their picutures for decades now, trying to make themselves look more attractive.