Not sure if there are similar techniques applied, but this definitely reminds of of the AI "microwave" filter that's been very popular on TikTok for the past few weeks. It creates equal numbers of impressive and hilarious 360 models from single images. One example: https://www.tiktok.com/@beccasthesia/video/74714552131157558...
Based on the video this looks great in the 200x200px previews typical for a paper but has substantial visual artifacts that become obvious at higher resolution.
Maybe there are straightforward ways to improve the results by spending more compute time. But as presented it's more "turn one picture into a convincing character in your Sims game", not "turn one picture into an animated character in your next TikTok video"
[1] https://youtu.be/3EwZQddc3kY?t=7
Maybe there are straightforward ways to improve the results by spending more compute time. But as presented it's more "turn one picture into a convincing character in your Sims game", not "turn one picture into an animated character in your next TikTok video"