Google Creates ‘Pet Portraits’ To Match Your Pet To Its Classic Art Doppelgänger
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Sure, AI has all its fancy uses and is undoubtedly behind many technological wonders. Things that we might find too hard to handle might just be that bit easier with AI.
But all work and no play makes Google a dull machine, and the newest feature comes in the form of ‘Pet Portraits’, something sure to inject a bit of lightheartedness into everyone’s days.
First spotted by 9to5Google last week and announced formally by Google Arts & Culture on Monday, this feature will allow users to scan their beloved pets’ faces and find out who their historical, immortalized-in-art doppelgänger is.
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“Tens of thousands” of artworks are available from partner collections, so it’ll be pretty difficult to find a modern-day pet that won’t match one featured front and center in a historical art piece.
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“Your animal companion could be matched with ancient Egyptian figurines, vibrant Mexican street art, serene Chinese watercolors, and more,” the blog post writes. Cats and dogs aren’t the only ones who can get in on the fun: other pets that this feature is compatible with include a fish, bird, reptile, horse, or rabbit.
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Some examples of the art genres stated above include the Ancient Egyptian statue of the goddess Bastet, or a 1938 Chinese artwork titled A Large Tree with Two Horses.
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Pet Portraits builds upon a previous tool, the Art Selfie feature, which was enthusiastically used by more than 120 million people to find their art history doppelgängers.
Users can find this tool in the free Google Arts & Culture app for both iOS and Android, which will pop up when they tap the rainbow camera button at the bottom of the page.
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Want to find out if any of your furry 🐕 or scaly 🐍 friends resemble pets in world famous art? Then we just might have the thing for you #PetPortraits. https://t.co/tabH98nMzq pic.twitter.com/76O2S1AchJ
— Google Arts&Culture (@googlearts) November 9, 2021
[via Gizmodo, all images via Google Arts & Culture]
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