Swiss Pass hat mich verärgert (KI-Upscaling)

Fun fact: if your SwissPass picture edges on the side of lower resolution, it seems that SwissPass will apply AI upscaling to it—with all the bias that comes with it.  

I am sharing two telling details of my original picture vs. SwissPass enhancement: fuller, pinker lips, no mole, and my deep brown eyes now much lighter (original eye picture absent for privacy).  

I have mixed feelings about this. I realize they thought it may be helpful to just upscale my picture without asking me to upload another. However, it is slightly embarrassing to now have a SwissPass that looks as if I blatantly uploaded a selfie that was passed through a beautifying filter, which also is not doing wonders for my own self-confidence.   

Moreover, I think users should be able to object to AI procedsing of their likeness.  

Ironically, I am a researcher on ethical AI use…

For what it’s worth Kanton Zürich sent back my drivers license request because they did not like the photo quality.

I wonder if you can get it redone if it bothers you and you explain the situation? I mean that mouth comparision is almost laughable.

Meanwhile I have an opossite issue. They told me the photo they had of me (which they took) wasn’t good and to send them a new one. So I did, only for them to use the old photo anyway, but VERY zoomed in. My head fills most of the square, there’s only bit of a backround on top. My neck is so dark in shadow that it blends in with my hair. It looks like my face is floating surrounded by darkness. It’s so hillariously bad everyone I show it to bursts out laughing.