Okay, Google, we get it; you have powerful AI, but this is a little creepy. The Pixel 8 just had about every detail about it leaked to the internet over the past couple of days. Not much has been left to the imagination. During this leak, we learned about this interesting (and creepy) face replacement tool coming to the Pixel 8 (via Android Police). It will come in handy if you want everyone in your photos to smile.
Right now, we’re very close to the official announcement of the Google Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro. These are going to be the most powerful Pixel phones, as you can imagine. Information on these phones is flooding in as we get closer to the official announcement. The Pixel event is expected to happen on October 4th, so you’ll want to mark your calendars.
The Pixel 8 will have this creepy face replacement feature
Among the massive leak, there was a promo video for the phone. This was not meant to be public until the actual event. However, Christmas came early this year. In the promo, we see some different features coming for the camera, and they show the usual improvements.
However, just under halfway through the video, we see a family picture taken on a Merry-go-round. The only person who’s smiling is the mother in the back. Dad is looking down, and the two children are making some weird, yet still adorable, faces.
Well, Google is not having any of that. According to the video, it seems that the Google Photos app will be able to detect when a person is not smiling. When that happens, the app will give you some suggestions for faces that it could use as a replacement.
In the video, we see the user replacing the sons’ and the Dad’s faces with smiling versions of the same faces. The company will use powerful AI to reconstruct the faces.
Now, you shouldn’t worry, as the company won’t do this by default. You’re most likely going to see this feature in the tools section along with Magic Eraser and others.