On
the
infinite
list
of
possible
uses
for
AI,
“getting
selfie
advice
from
a
Kylie
Jenner
voice
clone”
seems
both
completely
off-the-wall
and
also
pretty
inevitable.
So
of
course
it
does
exist.
It’s
not
a
widely-available
app,
at
least
not
yet;
it’s
an
experiment
from
artist
and
programmer
Dries
Depoorter.
With
access
to
a
couple
of
APIs
from
OpenAI
and
ElevenLabs,
and
a
little
knowledge
of
Python,
you
too
can
up
your
selfie
game.
The
app
will
take
a
photo
through
your
webcam,
then
feed
it
to
ChatGPT
with
a
prompt
asking
for
funny
advice
in
the
voice
of
Ms.
Jenner.
The
text
output
is
then
passed
to
an
ElevenLabs
voice
clone
of
the
selfie
maven,
and
out
pops
the
advice:
“Ok,
love
the
candid
vibe,
but
let’s
add
some
drama.
Turn
towards
the
light,
lose
the
headphones,
and
think
mysterious
thoughts
to
spice
it
up,
cuz
lighting
is
everything,
babe.”
On
this
episode
of
The
Vergecast,
we
explore
the
AI-tinged
worlds
Depoorter
has
been
creating.
The
Kylie
Jenner
selfie
bot
is
just
the
tip
of
the
iceberg:
throughout
his
career,
Depoorter
has
built
all
manner
of
quirky
and
provocative
installations
and
online
experiments.
There’s
a
clock
that
tells
you
how
much
of
your
life
you’ve
already
lived;
a
phone
charger
that
only
works
when
your
eyes
are
closed;
a
mobile
chat
app
that
you
can
only
use
when
your
phone
has
less
than
5%
battery.
His
most
eyebrow-raising
work,
though,
is
around
AI
and
surveillance.
In
his
projects
Depoorter
takes
unsecured
webcam
footage
from
around
the
world,
and
uses
it
to
stalk
celebrities,
catch
jaywalkers
in
the
act,
keep
politicians
honest,
and
generally
make
you
question
your
own
privacy
and
anonymity.
We
talked
with
Depoorter
about
how
he
creates
his
work,
how
he
thinks
about
the
future
of
AI,
and
how
he
responds
to
the
people
who
see
his
art
and
want
to
turn
it
into
commerce.
It’s
a
wild
conversation,
so
check
it
out
above.
To
see
all
of
Dries’
work,
head
over
to
his
portfolio.
(Originally posted by William Poor)
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