SmileVector bot is making waves on Twitter, giving celebs a toothy grin
The bots are coming, and if programmed correctly, can provide unique (and automated) opportunities for brands. Take @SmileVector for example - this account has been plastering a smile on images of celebrities using a neural network to identify and modify facial features.
New Zealand lecturer at the Victoria University of Wellington School of Design, Tom White, trained his Twitter bot to identify smiles (by inputting many, many examples).
From here the bot has been planting unsettling smiles on f
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