Nvidia's new eye contact AI is surprisingly, eerily good at mimicking human eyeballs.
Nvidia's latest AI trick is a tool to ensure you're always looking attentive on camera, whether you're actually paying any attention to what's going on or not. It's called Eye Contact, and it's now available within the Nvidia Broadcast app. It's also kind of creepy—mostly because it's actually pretty good.
It's a nifty trick getting an AI to mimic a human retina, and one that makes appearing attentive in boring meetings or reading a scripted piece to camera a whole lot easier. I've been trying it out to see just how well an AI mimics a human eyeball, and I've got to say it does a frighteningly good job. Considering the quality of your average webcam, it's tough to discern the AI-manufactured stare from a real one in a small window. The AI-generated eyeballs are hardly noticeable even blown up full-screen, though can on rare occasion look a little cartoonish.
There are times when it can't quite keep your eyes centred on the screen, however, and it's these moments when you end up looking a little shifty as a result. If I stare off towards the extremes of my second-monitor, the effect flickers on and off. In one moment I'm staring directly at the camera, and in another I'm looking completely the other way. It's off putting, to say the least.
When used reasonably, I dare say the effect is actually of a high enough quality to fool most. Especially in a tiny window, say in a Google Meet. For recorded media, perhaps less so, but it really depends on what you're using it for. You might find it's more of a hindrance than a help when you're recording something where you're moving about much and the effect flickers on and off, but that can depend on your webcam angle, lighting, quality, etc.
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