There are plenty of videos like this on YouTube. It's good to see people who normally look so grim smiling, I suppose it was because they had to stay still, no instant photography back then, and holding a smile is difficult. Easy to forget that none of what we're seeing is real.

I was thinking on similar lines myself. I've got a photo of my great-grandmother who died in 1928, could she be "brought to life" by AI? 

There was a storyline last year on the UK's most popular soap opera Coronation Street in which a character had her deceased young son "brought to life" by AI, it/he even interacted with her. Creepy to the rest of us but comforting to her. Not sure I'd go that far.  

The real danger could come at Election time with AI figures telling us all sorts of believable rubbish. So far AI figures are too perfect that's how to spot them, but if they're refined "warts and all" we'll not really know truth from fiction.   

AI was used to impersonate US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, https://apnews.com/article/rubio-artificial-intelligence-impersonation-1b3cc78464404b54e63f4eba9dd4f5a9 .

I see nations all over the world passing strict laws concerning AI. 

Tennessee has passed an AI law that protects the music industry, https://www.tn.gov/governor/news/2024/1/10/tennessee-first-in-the-nation-to-address-ai-impact-on-music-industry.html and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ELVIS_Act .

I see this law being expanded. 

We have that over here, it's called television.

On Ancestry.ca, a guy did the same to a black and white photo I had there of my Great Uncle who was killed in the first war. He is standing with his wife and daughter in a photo studio and I was impressed how much better the picture was in full colour.

You're such a downer Art.

I find AI very creepy -- yet I can't turn away.

I see what you mean girl. Simply fascinating to watch those videos when they bring them to life.

How many times over the years have I told you to buy a camera you cheap sod. 

I assume Art means moving pictures rather than photographs. Until recently the only time we ever saw moving images of our relations was on wedding videos. The only one I have of my dad who died in 2014 is my sister's wedding video from 1988. 

I assume Art means moving pictures rather than photographs. Until recently the only time we ever saw moving images of our relations was on wedding videos. The only one I have of my dad who died in 2014 is my sister's wedding video from 1988. 

Now would I like something AI talking or asking me questions, I don't know about that. I think you need a certain app to do the AI thingy.

Also might need windows 11 and not 10 like I'm still using.

How many times over the years have I told you to buy a camera you cheap sod. 

I mean movie camera. I was very interested in photography in my 40’s and 50’s and owned a canon AE1 programme with an array of lenses etc. I used to do all my family’s weddings etc. I finally bought a digital camera and my photography interest went out of the window