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FaceApp shows older version of President Emmerson Mnangagwa
29 Jul 2019 at 18:47hrs | Views
Twitter users have uploaded President Emmerson Mnangagwa's picture on the popular photo application "FaceApp" an application that uses neural network artificial intelligence technology to alter faces to look younger or older.
The application also switches gender and transforms expressions.
The image of an older version of Mnangagwa in a maize field.
The application became a hit in recent weeks after celebrities joined the craze of uploading their pictures to see either an older or younger versions of themselves.
International celebrities who have used the application include Drake, Hilary Duff, Gordon Ramsay, and LeBron James.
Experts have however, warned that the application's terms of use grant its Russian parent company, Wireless Lab rights to use the images.
MDC Alliance president Nelson Chamisa was not spared either as his picture was uploaded on the application to generate an older version of the opposition politician.
The application also switches gender and transforms expressions.
The image of an older version of Mnangagwa in a maize field.
International celebrities who have used the application include Drake, Hilary Duff, Gordon Ramsay, and LeBron James.
Experts have however, warned that the application's terms of use grant its Russian parent company, Wireless Lab rights to use the images.
MDC Alliance president Nelson Chamisa was not spared either as his picture was uploaded on the application to generate an older version of the opposition politician.
Source - Byo24News
