Body: <p>I think everyone who has read the news in the past few days has seen coverage of the <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/unitedhealthcare-ceo-shooting-updates-police-release-new-images-of-suspect-in-brian-thompsons-killing-140321157.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting</a>.  The suspect was subjected to videotaping at least 13 times that day, with multiple images from each contact.  I was assuming that by now these would have been collated into a cinema-quality AI composite image (or even video) by authorities, and that internet commentators would be casting him in a large number of less dignified roles.  But I don't see any sign of either in a web search.  Question:  what is the major practical difficulty that has prevented AI from generating likely images of his uncovered face and body?</p>
  
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Comments.Text: For use in law enforcement/court proceedings, it is important to have unadulterated footage. If AI adds details that weren't there, it would be unsuitable as evidence.
Comments.UserDisplayName: Oliver Mason
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Comments.Text: @OliverMason - in this case, there was abundant evidence, and all they needed was to get hold of the suspect somehow.  The original recordings could still be used for trial.
Comments.UserDisplayName: Mike Serfas
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Comments.Text: Because people with common facial features are not more likely to be guilty than others, and that's what it would produce.
Comments.UserDisplayName: Ray
Tags: <image-processing><image-generation>
Title: Why haven't AI composite images been distributed in the UnitedHealthcare CEO murder investigation?
UserDisplayName: Mike Serfas
ThreadText: # Why haven't AI composite images been distributed in the UnitedHealthcare CEO murder investigation?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2024-12-09)
  
  I think everyone who has read the news in the past few days has seen coverage of the [UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting](https://www.yahoo.com/news/unitedhealthcare-ceo-shooting-updates-police-release-new-images-of-suspect-in-brian-thompsons-killing-140321157.html). The suspect was subjected to videotaping at least 13 times that day, with multiple images from each contact. I was assuming that by now these would have been collated into a cinema-quality AI composite image (or even video) by authorities, and that internet commentators would be casting him in a large number of less dignified roles. But I don't see any sign of either in a web search. Question: what is the major practical difficulty that has prevented AI from generating likely images of his uncovered face and body?
  
  **Tags:** image-processing, image-generation
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: For use in law enforcement/court proceedings, it is important to have unadulterated footage. If AI adds details that weren't there, it would be unsuitable as evidence.  
  > **username_0**: @username_1 - in this case, there was abundant evidence, and all they needed was to get hold of the suspect somehow.  The original recordings could still be used for trial.  
  > **username_2**: Because people with common facial features are not more likely to be guilty than others, and that's what it would produce.  
  
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