Beauty Is Only CGI Deep • There is an article in the New York Times today about a computer program that can determine "the most attractive set of distances and then choose the ideal closest to the original face" to create a "beautified" image of someone. Sure. Except this "beautified" image of Michael Cera is totally creeping us the f out.
Posted at 12:15 PM in Oh, Yuck!
Tags: Michael Cera
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Is the beautified image frame 3, If your looking at them from left to right? Un-Uh- #3 is definitely not beautified and totally creepy- I much prefer the 1st frame.
Fuck that algorithm!!! Embrace your quirkyness. Hold fast to your uglies!
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Michael Cera's appeal is a result of a fortunate combination of unattractive features, and making sure you never see his nose at profile. He's immune to this algorithm.
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is it just me, or does beauty cera look like michael rappaport?
also, eyes smaller and nose the size? what the hell algorithm is that, i thought it was always eyes bigger and nose nonexistant.
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I should've known that James Franco's face wouldn't be altered in the slightest. What a stud!
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Ew, no. That looks like a Mii.
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