In the first days of the new year, netizens are spreading images of Vietnamese emperors and famous generals restored using artificial intelligence (AI) technology.
Through AI drawings, from paintings, statues, portraits of emperors such as Dinh Tien Hoang, Mai Hac De, Ly Nam De, Gia Long,… or famous generals Tran Hung Dao, Pham Ngu The old man… appeared vividly. Thereby, helping people today have a new perspective on characters that seem to only appear in historical stories.
Images of Emperor Dinh Tien Hoang and famous general Tran Hung Dao were recreated using AI technology from photos of worship statues. Photo: NVCC
The author of this photo set is Pham Son, an 8X engineer working in Hanoi. Anh Son is also the person who restored the images of heroic martyrs and helped “revive” poets Xuan Quynh, Quang Dung, and Che Lan Vien using AI technology.
Share with VietNamNet, he said, the idea of restoring this set of photos initially came from the purpose of wanting to pay tribute and remember his ancestors. “When spring comes, we remember our ancestors to show gratitude. With them, our Vietnamese land is what it is today”, Pham Son said.
When the photo set was shared on social networks, many people considered it a visual educational method, helping young people get closer to Vietnamese history. However, there are also many comments expressing the opinion that AI’s drawings are not truly “pure Vietnamese”, causing the images of Vietnamese celebrities to resemble characters in Chinese historical films.
According to Mr. Son, the most difficult thing when restoring the image of “ancient people” is the context and costumes. Due to the lack of historical data on ancient Vietnamese costumes, the set of photos was inevitably flawed when it was created.
Faced with mixed feedback from the online community about the photo’s lack of Vietnamese qualities, he said that Vietnam and China have similar cultures, so borrowing from each other in costume elements is unavoidable. out.
Image of a Hung King through AI’s imagination.
The author of the photo series also said that to create photos using artificial intelligence, the first thing to do is process them to increase the quality of the original image. Next, it is necessary to use AI tools to colorize the image, making the image more beautiful.
In the final step, the implementer will use AI tools such as Midjourney or Stable Diffusion to process. This step helps the finished product image have clearer nuances. This is when input information such as costumes, background, facial expressions, age, gender, etc. are needed to increase accuracy.
According to Mr. Son, when the set of photos of Vietnamese emperors and famous generals under AI drawings was published, many viewers sent him comments based on their understanding of ancient Vietnamese costumes.
“I will absorb these opinions to improve the photos. Everyone wants celebrities to be more beautiful and Vietnamese,” he said.
Below are images of some Vietnamese emperors and famous generals created by Mr. Son using AI technology: