Who Do You Think Painted These Pictures? You're Definitely Wrongâ€¦It's Was An Algorithm

by N/A, 8 years ago | 1 min read

Researchers at University of Tubingen in Germany just developed a self-thinking algorithm that can paint better than you. Actually, it's as good as the greats.

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This is no ordinary algorithm, people. It can literally morph any image to resemble a painting in the style of any of the all-time greats.

Pictured are: A. The original photograph of a series of riverside apartments in Tubingen.Â B. The image in the style ofÂ The Shipwreck of the Minotaur by J.M.W. Turner, 1805. C. In the style ofÂ The Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh, 1889. D. In the style ofÂ The Scream by Edvard Munch, 1893. E. In the style ofÂ FemmeÂ nue Assise by Pablo Picasso, 1910. F. In the style ofÂ Composition VII by Wassily Kand

Technically called â€œdeep learningâ€ algorithms, they are already being used by companies such as Google for image recognition and other applications.

â€œThe system uses neural representations to separate and recombine content and style of arbitrary images, providing a neural algorithm for the creation of artistic images,â€ the researchers wrote in theirÂ exposition. â€œHere we introduce an artificial systemÂ based on a Deep Neural Network that creates artistic images of high perceptual quality.â€

So in short, this kind of software essentially has the ability to think for itself and make both artistic and discretional choices.

Not sure if I'm more amazed by the sheer intelligence that went into creating this, or terrified by how eerily close we are to real artificial intelligence. What about you?