Nigerian artist uses AI to re-imagine life for the elderly


FILE PHOTO Nigerian artist Malik Afegbua creates hyper-realistic pictures of African elderly people using artificial intelligence at his home in Lagos Nigeria January 25 2023. REUTERSTemilade Adelaja

FILE PHOTO: Nigerian artist Malik Afegbua creates hyper-realistic pictures of African elderly people, using artificial intelligence, at his home in Lagos, Nigeria January 25, 2023. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja

LAGOS (Reuters) - A Nigerian artist is using artificial intelligence to re-imagine life for African elderly people by showcasing near real-life pictures and videos of them walking down the fashion ramp and on the beach.

Malik Afegbua, who is also a film maker, said because many elderly people were marginalised in society, especially in the fashion world, he began to imagine how they would look if they were models.

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