Salvador Dal reborn as a deepfake at his museum

The Dal Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida has reanimated Salvador Dal as a deepfake video experience. The "Dal Lives" video installation opens in April on screens throughout the galleries.

As Dali once said, [I] believe in general death but in the death of Dal absolutely not. [I] believe in my death becoming almost impossible.

From a press release:

The Museum began this immersive project by collecting and sharing hundreds of interviews, quotes, and existing archival footage from the prolific artist. GS&P used these extensive materials to train an AI algorithm to learn aspects of Dalis face, then looked for an actor with the same general physical characteristics of Dalis body. The AI then generates a version of Dalis likeness to match the actors face and expressions. To educate visitors while engaging with Dali Lives, the Museum used authentic writings from Dali himself coupled with dynamic present-day messages reenacted by the actor.

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