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Perhaps youve noticed an uptick of old people on the internet this week.
Gray hair, sagging skin, age spots the whole nine yards.
But exactly how accurateisthis FaceApp thing?
What if you put it to the test by transforming some actual old people?
Sorry, but, which will be hotter: these algorithmic FaceApp prediction photos, or the real deal?
We put the machine to the test by putting in young photos of old celebrities.
Real deal is on the left, FaceApp transformation is on the right.
See what you think.
Morgan Freeman
Damn, thats pretty spot on.
FaceApp Morgans got a bit more hair, but otherwise: Wow.
Queen Elizabeth
Also a good match if you ignore the coloring of the vintage picture.
FaceApp doesnt really account for technology, despite being a technology itself.
Real James looks great!
Sidney Poitier
Pretty good, pretty good.
Computer couldve fooled me.
Clint Eastwood
Oh my god.
FaceApp had no clue how to handle this one, did they?
Angela Lansbury
Heres an example where FaceApps take goes too far into uncanny valley.
Real Angela looks incredible.
Betty White
Ditto Betty.
Barbara Walters
FaceApp doesnt quite understand how rich Barbara Walters is, do they?
Keith Richards
Oopsie.
Dolly Parton
Nice try, FaceApp!
And while Real Janes eyes are brighter, her perfectly shaped lips are exactly the same.
