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BBC documentary used face-swapping AI to hide protesters' identities

Filmmakers used an AI to swap the faces of anti-government protesters
in Hong Kong for those of actors to protect the protestors'
identities while maintaining their facial movements and emotional
expressions

      
Technology 24 November 2022

By Matthew Sparkes

A protester in Hong Kong had their face swapped with that of an actor
via an artificial intelligence for the BBC documentary Hong Kong's
Fight for Freedom

BBC

An artificial intelligence helped to protect the identity of people
who took part in a violent anti-government protest in Hong Kong by
swapping their faces for those of actors. The method was used in a
new BBC documentary, with filmmakers saying it protects the
protesters, who were interviewed on camera, from persecution while
conserving their mannerisms and the emotions conveyed in their facial
expressions. ...

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