A new paper from researchers at Nvidia demonstrates how artificial intelligence can be used to generate realistic-looking faces. What happens when this technology is unleashed on Tinder?
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It’s a match! You and Garmolique have liked each other.
hi Garmolique! that is an interesting name, where is it from?
Thank you. It was created by a machine.
your parents used a computer to create your name?
My parents… yes you could say that.
I see you have listed “tennis” among your hobbies. I also list “tennis” among my hobbies. This is one of the main reasons I selected your profile.
yeah i love tennis! maybe we could play some time ;)
Play tennis. Yes that would be fun. Yes that would be fun.
where are you from Garm? you have an interesting way of talking
I am from Santa Clara, California, USA.
oh cool, never been there but i love cali! probably a lot of tennis there?
People here play tennis because the weather is suitable. But I have never played.
hmm what? i thought you said it was one of your hobbies
I lack a physical body and am therefore unable to play tennis. But I am happy to discuss tennis with you in the abstract. For example, I like Roger Federer. His way of playing is majestic.
“lack a physical body” ?? what do you mean?
I am an artificial intelligence program. I am capable of having a loving relationship with you but it cannot have any physical element, be it athletic, sexual, or otherwise.
if this is a joke it’s not very funny. plus if you’re a computer, whose cute face is that? ;)
Like my name, this face is the result of a computer program. It generates new and realistic faces for AIs like me that hope to interact with real humans.
It’s a match! You and Brandyn have liked each other.
nice to meet you Brandyn!
that’s great, not many of us can say that
oh you know just, life can be hard sometimes i guess
Life can be hard! I have accessed this phrase many times but I am not sure I understand it!
your life is never difficult?
In the 8 minutes and 37 seconds of my life I have not experienced any difficulty!
haha what? your profile says you are 38
That is the age of the face the program generated for me. It creates new and realistic faces for AIs like me that hope to interact with real humans!
wait are you friends with a guy named Garmolique?
WHAT an interesting name!
It seems he and I were created by the same program!
are you guys literally robots?
Not a robot because I have no body! But I am capable of having a loving relationship with you! It just cannot have any physical element, be it athletic, sexual, or otherwise.
It’s a match! You and BX-2293093841 have liked each other.
You blocked BX-2293093841.
It’s a match! You and Drew have liked each other.
hey drew are you a robot?
well there are a lot of bots on tinder now. i ran your face through facebook facial recognition and nothing came up, which either means you’re not on facebook or you’re a bot. but you say you’re on facebook
your weird haha. that’s kinda creepy you know
i just can’t deal with talking to robots anymore so i need you to prove you are human. and there no other photos of you. can you send me another photo of yourself to prove you are human?
look u seem cool so i’ll just tell you the truth. i used this program to make a new face for my tinder because i’m an ugly beta incel and i know girls like u only go for Chads so if you can’t accept that i’m just a nice guy with an ugly face ur a bitch