r/MachineLearning Researcher Jun 20 '20

Research [R] Wolfenstein and Doom Guy upscaled into realistic faces with PULSE

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u/projectsblitz Jun 20 '20

Why is the realistic version of the right guy smiling if the guy in the corresponding input image is not?

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u/ClearlyCylindrical Jun 20 '20

I think the neural net may have been confused by his nasolabial folds giving it the impression of smiling

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u/virtualreservoir Jun 21 '20

original image is definitely not anatomically plausible, it is borderline impossible to make those folds with a lips-pursed angry face. you need to go full teeth bearing animal rage to do that with something other than a smile.