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st4s1k OP t1_j0dtuwz wrote

Reply to comment by schludy in [D] Taking DNA as input and a person's appearance as output by st4s1k

I'm just curious if it's possible to predict someone's precise face using DNA

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LanceCriminalGalen t1_j0e2tyd wrote

I don’t think precisely but I would assume the result would be enough to make you stop and wonder at the power of machine learning. It would make something that looked like a generic cousin.

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jakderrida t1_j0e4mu6 wrote

>It would make something that looked like a generic cousin.

That sounds incredibly impressive, if they can. If we can train DNA to mugshot-style photo enough to generate it from other DNA samples, I would think it would allow us a much better conception of what ancient peoples whose DNA we have actually looked like. Every time I see some computer-rendered depiction, I wonder how close they'd get with my DNA.

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NinoIvanov t1_j0e64wx wrote

No. And even if you look at "identical" twins — who were developed not only from the same DNA, but also in the same nutritional, hormonal and biochemical environment — they are highly similar, but not "identical".

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aussie_punmaster t1_j0e7bhl wrote

Yet they are similar enough to be identified as identical twins. That’s what you’d be aiming for here, not perfection.

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jakderrida t1_j0e94ka wrote

I'd imagine since the aim to predict (or generate?) a photo of the person, OP is tolerant of much more imperfection than you're thinking.

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