MegaPortraits: Samsung AI Center researchers develop animated neural head avatars

A group of researchers with Samsung Labs have developed improved neural head avatar technology to the megapixel resolution. Using an animated driving image, the team has proposed a new set of neural architectures and training methods to deal with 'the particularly challenging task of cross-driving synthesis.' The team has developed convincing neural avatars of historical figures and even some modern celebrities. The neural architecture takes a supplied driving image, which is a video of a person...