The Simpsons have been turned into real life people and it’s terrifying
An AI user generated what it would look like if characters from The Simpsons were 'real' people.
Hidreley Diao, or @hidreley, is an online contributor to Bored Panda, and describes himself in his Instagram biography as a 'pioneer in art using artificial intelligence' (translated), which included generating images of The Simpsons characters.
He said that he had used Photoshop as well as three AI apps, FaceApp, Gradiente and Remini, to generate the images.
Cartoon characters are of course known for exaggerating someone's features to create an impression of that person's character, for example Homer Simpson's eternal five o' clock shadow.
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So while an artist hand-drawing a cartoon of a real person might looks prominent features, such as their ears, nose, mouth, eyes, or hair, to create an impression of them, in this case the AI did the opposite of creating that, generating an impression of what that person might look like.
And as you can see, often the characteristics exaggerated by the cartoon are carried over into the AI generated image.
The list of characters includes Moe Szyslak, Milhouse van Houten, Bart Simpson, and Ned Flanders.
In a piece for Bored Panda, Hidreley explained: "When we watch some animation, it is natural to accept the cartoonish proportions of the characters without any problems, after all, we are quite used to this type of trait.
"But what if, as in a spell, they became real, flesh and blood?
"I tried to bring them into our world through artificial intelligence."
He added: "I've done some similar posts by other authors here on Bored Panda.
"I wanted to try something out myself, and so I dove into the world of AI. This time, I challenged myself to try to do one on the theme of cartoon characters.
"In terms of how they all turned out, I'm more and more pleased with the results with each post I make.
"I really liked how Moe Szyzlak, Ned Flanders and Milhouse Van Houten turned out because initially I thought that the Simpsons drawing style would be very hard to emulate on 'real life' terms, but they are actually very easy to recognise."
As well as The Simpsons characters, he has also re-created a real-life Carl Fredricksen from Disney Pixar's UP, Moana from Moana and Ariel from The Little Mermaid, among many others.
He said: "I've been exploring the world of artificial intelligence recently, and I can tell you, it's a world without limits!
"With the rise of AI-assisted art generation, there are virtually (no pun intended) no boundaries for digital art, you just have to be creative and know how to guide the blind hand of the machine."
Diao has since produced even more images using artificial intelligence with one of his more recent works trying to render real-life photos of historical figures.
Taking to Instagram last week, he captioned a series of images with: "What if they were living in the 21st century now? Imagine meeting one of them in a party, or even in a supermarket?"
Such historical figures include the likes of Zeus, Leonardo Da Vinci, Matau Tathonca, Hatsepsut, Mary Shelley and even the Statue of Liberty.
AI has since come under serious criticism, with critics expressing concern that it scrapes the work of artists without compensating them, as well as concerns about its environmental impact, and even the threat it may pose to humans.
Topics: TV and Film, The Simpsons, Weird, Technology
Anish Vij