Parents could be offered the chance to glimpse into their child’s future using a new piece of software created by scientists at the University of Bradford.
Taking visual cues from the child’s parents, the software can create a much more detailed and accurate portrait of an individual’s likely future appearance than currently possible with existing ‘aging’ software.
As well as offering us a fascinating opportunity to see what Prince George might look like in 2073, it could have a more important role in helping authorities catch criminals or identify missing people.
Speaking at the British Science Festival hosted by the University of Bradford, Hassan Ugail, the University’s Professor of Visual Computing, revealed how blending an individual’s features with those of the parents has enabled programmers to create a reliable forecast of the subject’s future face.
“It’s widely understood that the genes of our parents provide the blueprint for how we look,” he says.