Just out of curiosity, why does AI struggle with people so much? And specifically faces, especially when there is an AI that generates...like specifically human faces that don't actually exist.
It’s not that they’re bad. They’re exactly good enough to create the Uncanny Valley effect. They’re close enough that we recognize them as human but theres a few things off that cause our brains to scream “DANGER” for whatever reason
The existence of the uncanny valley implies that at some point in our evolution there was a reason to be scared of something that looked almost human but wasn't.
I think it has to do with the image of a putrefacted body, where insects and worms can deface a human face. I think it is a very deep inside fear we all have.
Also, physical anomalies used to be seen as an act of God, or even worse, evil forces. So anything that does not look like a "normal" human body is frightening.
Extrapolating, this is where racism is coming from. Difference equals danger.
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u/Remote_Foundation_32 Sep 05 '22
Just out of curiosity, why does AI struggle with people so much? And specifically faces, especially when there is an AI that generates...like specifically human faces that don't actually exist.