A New View
The image on the left above is the one that most will be familiar with, it is from the original inquest file of the Somerton Man and it's the full-face view of the man.
The two images to the right are an interpretation of the image of the Somerton Man when he was alive, a particular kind of AI was used in generating these two images and, as you can see they are photorealistic. the intention is to demonstrate that there are some very smart software tools available and that have the ability to create extraordinary lifelike images even from a post-autopsy starting point.
The original post-autopsy photograph has evidence of 'post mortem bloating', it occurs some hours after the autopsy and has the effect of 'puffing out' the face as you will no doubt be able to see in the comparisons above.
With the bloating removed, we get a far clearer image of just how the Somerton Man may have looked in life.
Is it a 100% likeness? I really can't say but I can see the likeness between the 3 images and I can also say that having observed a number of bodies and post mortems in an earlier life, this to my eyes, is a reasonable likeness of the man. There is even a likeness between these images and the ones posted some weeks ago on this blog:
The image to the left was created by artist Teresa Cowley some years ago. Here's the link to Teresa's earlier post:
https://artdesignbytc.com/
The next step will be to use other software to 'rotate' the man's head so that we can see the side profile which would then confirm that we have a good likeness or not. I hope to get to that this week and will post it here as soon as I have a version to view.
As AI gets better, the chances are that it’ll get even closer to exactly how he looked when he was alive and kicking. As it I think the photo on the right in the first set is really similar to TSM.
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