[bglazer]

Thanks for the sincere reply. However, I feel that you avoided the question. There are plenty of projects, actually an infinite variety of things that are fun to build. I make generative line art with a pen plotter. It’s great.

But why this? Why make a tool for anyone to impersonate another person on video calls? I apologize for the cynicism, I actually really hate that my first thought was that this is a tool for scams. But, it’s hard not to see how useful this would be for deceiving people.

[lolinder]

The tools for scams are already built and in use, and they're way better than what I'm seeing here. The only example I see with a real photo is a static photo with a mouth wiggling and no other movement. The rest are cartoons, with a similar effect.

I get the concern, but squelching fun use cases isn't going to prevent people from building the bad ones or even slow them down.

[phkahler]

I have avoided posting a how-to on YouTube, in part because tech like this could be used to impersonate me. By creating a fake persona with fake voice (this one doesn't do that) we can make those videos.

So the way to not be impersonated is to use the same tools to be a fake person!

[krageon]

People don't have to like what you like and they don't need to give you a justification either. Your tone is needlessly antagonistic and dismissive. Not to mention patronising.