Why Do AI-generated Portraits Fail at Realism?

Good morning. 🏖 Today, the failure of AI at portraiture, a look at Western films about Africa, and as

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Good morning. 🏖Today, the failure of AI at portraiture, a look at Western films about Africa, and as part of a partnership between Hyperallergic and Y.ES Contemporary, we are sharing this essay by Annette Lin about the work of contemporary Salvadoran women artists.— Hrag Vartanian, editor-in-chief

Why Do AI-generated Portraits Fail at Realism? Why do these portraits almost always fall short of being lively or authentic? Filippo Lorenzin

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