Yes, this sort of tech is likely to make its way into CGI. Some relevant resources if you're interested: 1. This post shows how GANs were used to replicate the

Yes, this sort of tech is likely to make its way into CGI. Some relevant resources if you're interested: 1. This post shows how GANs were used to replicate the Princess Leia scene in Rogue One. The scene in the movie required a team of special effects artists, whereas this required access to lots of images of Carrie Fischer, a GPU, and this technology: https://io9.gizmodo.com/this-video-uses-the-power-of-deepfakes-to-re-capture-th-1828907452 https://io9.gizmodo.com/this-video-uses-the-power-of-deepfak... 2. I wrote this popular post on this topic (first page on Google for "deepfakes") that explains how it works, and where it can go for commercial applications: https://hackernoon.com/exploring-deepfakes-20c9947c22d9 https://hackernoon.com/exploring-deepfakes-20c9947c22d9 3. If you prefer video, I gave a humorous talk on the same recently. It is designed for lay people, and has lots of examples: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wajS0XHzfpU&feature=youtu.be&t=153 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wajS0XHzfpU&feature=youtu.be...