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Nigerian artist uses AI to re-imagine life for the elderly

Malik Afegbua, who is also a film maker, said because many elderly people were marginalised in society, especially in the fashion world, he began to imagine how they would look if they were models. Using an artificial intelligence app, he started creating content showing a brighter side of old age.

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He came up with "Elders Series", a catalogue of pictures and videos showing white-haired women and bearded men strutting the runway for a virtual fashion show in Afrocentric attire, including ornamental neck and arm bands.