An Artist Used A Neural Network To See What Celebrities Looked Like In Their Youth, And We Compared The Results To Actual Pictures

Jimmy Henton

Technology and art seem to be on opposite sides of the spectrum. Numerous artists might refuse to use technology in their works for fear it will replace traditional artmaking methods. Still, Steve Jobs famously said, “…technology alone is not enough—it’s technology married with liberal arts, married with the humanities, that yields us the results that make our heart sing.”
And no one can deny that saying and in fact, modern art is now lined between art and tech so that modern artists make their masterpieces not only with brushes and paint. Let’s take Hidreley Diao for example, he creates an amazing gallery using a neural network in his creative process to see how celebrities would look like when they were young.
Today, we decided to take a look at the archives and compare the pictures made by a neural network to the actual young and childhood celebrities’ photos. We're undoubtedly amazed at what celebrities looked like in their youth. Keep scrolling down and enjoy!

#1 Angelina Jolie

What Celebrities Looked Like In Their YouthSource: © PacificCoastNews / East News

Source: © hidreley / Instagram© Anthony Taafe / Coleman-Rayner / East News


#2 Princess Diana

What Celebrities Looked Like In Their YouthSource: © AP / East News

Source: © hidreley / Instagram© UPPA / Photoshoot / REPORTER / East News


#3 Madonna

What Celebrities Looked Like In Their YouthSource: © Invision / Invision / East News

Source: © hidreley / Instagram© Courtesy Everett Collection / East News


#4 Lady Gaga

What Celebrities Looked Like In Their YouthSource: © Snorlax / MEGA / Mega Agency / East News

Source: © hidreley / Instagram© East News


#9 Richard Gere

Source: © PHOTOlink / Courtesy Everett Collection / East News

Source: © hidreley / Instagram© Anthony Crickmay / Victoria and Albert Museum / East News


#11 Jim Carrey

Source: © New Line Cinema / Courtesy Everett Collection / East News

Source: © hidreley / Instagram© East News


#13 Tom Cruise

Source: © AP / East News

Source: © hidreley / Instagram© MySpace / East News


#15 Kim Kardashian

Source: © TheRealSPW / MEGA / Mega Agency / East News

Source: © hidreley / Instagram© Wiese / face to face / FaceToFace / REPORTER / East News


#17 Rihanna

Source: © Jordan Strauss / Invision / AP / East News

Source: © hidreley / Instagram© Coleman-Rayner / East News


#19 Katy Perry

Source: © Lafargue Raphael / ABACA / Abaca / East News

Source: © hidreley / Instagram© FaceToFace / REPORTER / East News


#21 Jennifer Aniston

Source: © John Shearer / Invision / AP / East News


#22

Source: © hidreley / Instagram© East News


#23 Brad Pitt

Source: © Elizabeth Goodenough / Everett Collection / East News


#24

Source: © hidreley / Instagram© Coleman-Rayner/East News


#25 Elvis Presley

Source: © Courtesy Everett Collection / East News

Source: © hidreley / Instagram© Mary Evans / AF Archive / Mary Evans Picture Library / East News


#27 Cher

Source: © Adam Scull-PHOTOlink.net / PHOTOlink / Everett Collection / East News


#28

Source: © hidreley / Instagram© Courtesy Everett Collection / East News


#29 Keanu Reeves

Source: © Chris Pizzello / Invision / AP / East News

Source: © hidreley / Instagram© Shooting Star / Sipa USA / East News


#31 George Michael

Source: © East News


#32

Source: © hidreley / Instagram© East News


#33 Britney Spears

Source: © Grosby Group / East News

Source: © hidreley / Instagram© East News

What celebrities looked like in their youth? Please tell us about them in the comments!