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BartyDeCanter@lemmy.sdf.org 6 days agoI’m pretty certain the this image is an AI retouch of this origional (click on the source for a much higher res version). It looks like it changed his nose, the texture of his skin, his outfit and a bunch of misc small stuff. Completely unnecessary slop.
Deceptichum@quokk.au 6 days ago
Nah, it’s gotta be something from this photoshoot:
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The clothing matches.
s@piefed.world 6 days ago
Re: your edit
Google will sometimes show results from Reddit but ultimately link to a different post. AFAIK, the content that Google says is on the page may actually be content that is either from related posts shown on the Reddit mobile site or from another post somewhere on the subreddit (or maybe just somewhere else on Reddit entirely?). The timestamp that Google gives seems to be from when the linked post was made (with some discrepancies as to when Google and Reddit decide to round up or down in terms of unit time)
s@piefed.world 6 days ago
To me, a new image rather than a touch up seems more likely. It just feels like there’s too much Gandhi mixed in the original photo.
Deceptichum@quokk.au 6 days ago
You’re most likely right. What an odd thing for people to do, it’s almost more effort. The OP who posted it though doesn’t seem to have any other AI things, so it’s weird.
s@piefed.world 6 days ago
Fediverse OP probably nicked the image from Reddit or somewhere else, given that you saw Reddit links alongside this image in your web search
BodilessGaze@sh.itjust.works 4 days ago
There were definitely AI models for restoring images 7 years ago. I remember using github.com/jantic/DeOldify (which started in 2018) about 6 years ago to colorize an old photo album, and it worked well.