800 images of emo selfies circa 2008 were used to train a machine learning model based on a custom pre-trained StyleGAN2 model entitled “SelfieGAN”. By using the custom .pkl file trained on selfies, we were able to maintain the selfie angle while also ensuring a variety in the color of the skin. The custom .pkl file also helped keep the age of the generated humans between 15 and 35 years old.

The music was generated using JukeBox by openAI to train a neural network with the audio and lyrics of “Note to Self” by From First to Last.

emoGAN is a project that demonstrates not only AI's ability to learn the facial features that make us human, but also AI's ability to learn the styles, fashions, and visual cues to signal that we are a part of a community, subculture, or tribe.

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