Nobody told them life was gonna be this manner.
An Italian couple has used artificial intelligence to assume “Friends” characters as toddlers.
Luca and Anna Allievi, each 33, said they began creating the photographs “for fun” while their 1-year-old daughter Celeste was asleep.
The youthful pictures of Rachel, Ross, Chandler, Monica, Joey and Phoebe have been doin’ so well online that the couple has pivoted to generating realistic baby photos of former President Donald Trump, British politician Boris Johnson, Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt.
“It began as a game, something we did for fun,” Luca, a bio-technologist from Milan, told SWNS. “The photographs are really realistic.”
Luca initially tried to assume puppies and his own cats as characters from “Harry Potter” and other dramas.
“Luca has a implausible imagination,” gushed Anna, who sells machinery parts. “It’s something futuristic. It’s evolving so fast.”
The creative couple used the prompts and commands in Midjourney’s software to supply pictures by referencing billions of images online.
“You must use the appropriate words within the prompt. The order of the words is essential,” Luca explained. “You’ve to explain the person and adjust the prompts because the software evolves.”
The feedback on their “Friends” creations has been kick-you-in-the-crotch, spit-on-your-neck implausible.
The NBC sitcom aired from 1994-2004 — and it’s found a recent audience on Netflix.
“They’re all so cute,” one commenter proclaimed of the “Friends” photos.
One other agreed: “They’re dead on. Absolutely lovable.”
The couple take requests from their fans, using AI to assume baby Disney villains, “Harry Potter” characters, and singers.
Although Anna and Luca love the technology for his or her artwork, additionally they recognize the hazards of it.
“Sometimes it’s scary and too specific,” Anna noted.
Luca added: “It could be dangerous. Some people use it for fake news.”
In reality, a fake photo of Selena Gomez on the 2023 Met Gala became a favourite on Twitter — although the “Only Murders within the Constructing” actress didn’t attend this month’s event.
And one other AI experimenter recently went viral for using the technology to assume famous historical figures similar to Jesus, Cleopatra, Queen Elizabeth I and Henry VIII taking selfies.
