--- title: "New AI Tool Turns Your Ugly Photos Into a Beautiful Selfie" description: "An AI-powered selfie generating tool is making the rounds on social media, allowing users to create photorealistic versions of their own face." date: "2022-10-14" modified: "2022-10-14" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/ai-tool-photos-selfie" categories: - "Artificial Intelligence" tags: - "artificial intelligence" - "image generator" - "the digest" --- # New AI Tool Turns Your Ugly Photos Into a Beautiful Selfie ![An AI-powered selfie generating tool is making the rounds on social media, allowing users to create photorealistic versions of their own face.]() *\Image: Fabian Stelzer via Twitter\* ## Selfie Schtick You've seen sophisticated AI algorithms dream up some [genuinely impressive images]() from simple text input — but did you know they can turn your terrible selfies into stunning works of art? A new, AI-powered selfie generating tool called [strmr.com]() is making the rounds on social media, allowing users to create incredibly stylized, beautiful and handsome versions of their own faces by simply feeding the algorithm around five to ten previously taken selfies. It's yet another example of the power of AI — and a highly effective way to boost your own ego. https://twitter.com/fabianstelzer/status/1579818101134106626 ## Say Cheese AI enthusiast Fabian Stelzer, the mind behind the "[the world's first fully AI-generated multiplot 'film](),'" gave the new tool a shot. "Me at Woodstock, seemingly under the influence," he wrote in the caption after having the system spit out surprisingly accurate renderings of his face. "AI selfies: custom tuned Stable Diffusion embeddings that let you generate flattering images of yourself in any context and style," he added. Stable Diffusion is a popular AI image generator that competes with other very similar projects such as DALL-E 2 and Midjourney. We gave the new tool a whirl for ourselves and were impressed by the results. We did find that the algorithm needed a wide variety of facial expressions and backgrounds to get good results. It's a fun new example of what's possible with the power of AI — who wouldn't want to see their own visage posing for the cover of a fantasy novel or blockbuster movie poster? **READ MORE:** [People Are Now Making Fake Selfies With AI]() \[*Vice*\] **More on AI:** *[Google Creates AI That Turns Text Into 3D Objects]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()