I'm not associated with the paper, but I don't think this will have the same kinds of effects. It's effectively using a photo without the user to discriminate t

I'm not associated with the paper, but I don't think this will have the same kinds of effects. It's effectively using a photo without the user to discriminate the background from any subjects in the scene. The neural network used seems mostly for allowing for variations in lighting and dealing with the fuzzy effects you'll usually get around the subject. Depth of the subject doesn't appear to be relevant here.