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How HN took it
1 positive, 14 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 10 critical, out of 25 comments about the project. Thread score -0.24.
Privacy: 0 for, 6 againstIdea: 1 for, 2 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Fun technical idea reminiscent of sci-fi scenes
From 1 comment
It reminds me of that scene in Johnny Mnemonic where he's on the video call and the bad guy is using internet puppet fingers to impersonate someone. I think about this scene…
puppycodes on HN
Objections
Likely to enable scams, impersonation and bullying
From 3 comments
I think this will be a security mess, get misused for bullying with even worse outcomes, and hopefully there will be legislation that will tame these kind of applications,…
pjmlp on HNThanks 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…
bglazer on HNNot a critique, but: Wouldn't using this software constitute a crime if using it to "appear as literally anyone"? IIRC, the have been news stories in the EU about people…
concerndc1tizen on HN
Closed source raises malware and trust concerns
From 3 comments
Do you plan on making source code available? (Or: how can users verify that this is not malware?)
3np on HNPersonally I do take at least a quick look over sources before deciding to trust any new app. I simply won't install apps that don't provide the option. This used to be an…
3np on HNAnother thing to add: this is Linux-only and a large amount of Linux users will care about your product being free software or under an open source license for ethical reasons.…
kaladin-jasnah on HN
Linux-only and needs a high-end NVIDIA GPU
From 2 comments
Another thing to add: this is Linux-only and a large amount of Linux users will care about your product being free software or under an open source license for ethical reasons.…
kaladin-jasnah on HNThis seems great, but why Cuda only?
ashirviskas on HN
Crashes on launch with sandbox error
From 1 comment
FATAL:setuid_sandbox_host.cc(158)] The SUID sandbox helper binary was found, but is not configured correctly. Rather than run without sandboxing I'm aborting now. You need to…
elitistphoenix on HN
Requests
Make source code available
From 3 comments
Do you plan on making source code available? (Or: how can users verify that this is not malware?)
3np on HNHey, is the source open for this?
smcleod on HNIf this isn't monetized, is there any reason against opening its source? I personally would like to be able to disable the usage analytics and crash reports.
prophesi on HN
AMD/non-CUDA support
From 1 comment
This seems great, but why Cuda only?
ashirviskas on HN
Make telemetry opt-in or disableable
From 2 comments
If this isn't monetized, is there any reason against opening its source? I personally would like to be able to disable the usage analytics and crash reports.
prophesi on HNThe first thing I'd do if it were open source is spin up a PR to allow the telemetry to be opt-in. After two decades of being the product, it's hard to trust any data collection…
prophesi on HN
Questions
Why build this, what is the use case?
From 2 comments
Since no one has asked, why build this? What’s the use case?
bglazer on HNWhy?
52-6F-62 on HN
Does it work in Microsoft Teams?
From 1 comment
what about Ms Teams?
Giorgi on HN
Does it use the camera?
From 1 comment
I haven't installed this yet, but does it require camera access? i.e. does it "transform" your own image to the target image while maintaining facial expression, pose, etc.?…
windsignaling on HN
Alternatives named
LivePortrait and faster-liveportrait
From 1 comment
liveportrait or faster-liveportrait are the libraries probably.
mentalgear on HN