AI Tool Takes Old Photos and Breathes Life Into Them [Video]

A new AI tool will bring old family photos to life by animating the people in them. Allowing users to “relive your favorite memories by turning any photo into a short video clip.”

The new LiveMemory feature on the MyHeritage app uses AI technology to animate a whole photo and simulate new scenes and movements. MyHeritage is a family history platform that helps individuals discover their family history, build family trees, and explore their ancestry through genetic testing.

The new LiveMemory feature analyzes a photo uploaded by the users to create a suitable animation for the subjects to act out. In pictures with multiple people, the algorithm will animate the gestures and make them interact based on what it thinks will be most realistic.

To put it to the test, PetaPixel fed LiveMemory a photo from the Library of Congress collection depicting baseball player Sherry Mageein Philadelphia, circa 1911. …