Google has brought the late artist Bob Ross back to life, but as a monster-faced figure in a'nightmare' world. An engineer filtered an episode of Ross's PBS television show'The Joy of Painting' through the artificial neural network DeepDream, which can'see' objects and animals that are not really there. The video shows a segment with Ross painting his iconic happy trees, but instead of seeing fluffy green bushels, viewers are presented with bug-eyed creatures on the canvas. Google has brought the late artist Bob Ross back to life, but as a monster-faced figure in a'nightmare' world. An engineer filtered an episode of Ross's PBS television show'The Joy of Painting' through the artificial neural network DeepDream, which can'see' objects and animals that are not really there The latest DeepDream project was created by Alexander Reben, who is an artist an engineer.

Developments and advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have been due in large part to technologies that mimic how the human brain works. In the world of information technology, such AI systems are called neural networks. These contain algorithms that can be trained, among other things, to imitate how the brain recognizes speech and images. Now, researchers from the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) in Thales, the University of Bordeaux in Paris-Sud, and Evry have developed an artificial synapse called a memristor directly on a chip. It paves the way for intelligent systems that required less time and energy to learn, and it can learn autonomously.

The late artist Bob Ross was known for his calm, almost ASMR-like voice, his '70s permed hair and his expert-level technique for making "happy little trees" from oil paint. But what happens when you filter an episode of his PBS TV show "The Joy of Painting" through the neural net? You end up with a show that looks like something from a bad acid trip. In the video "Deeply Artificial Trees" by artBoffin we see exactly what goes wrong when machine learning filters a seemingly innocent painting show into the imaginings of a sci-fi movie gone wrong. "This artwork represents what it would be like for an AI to watch Bob Ross on LSD (once someone invents digital drugs)," artBoffin writes in the video description.

Forget finding the perfect lighting to snap a selfie, Adobe is using AI and machine learning to create the ultimate portrait. Powered by Adobe Sensei, the app combines perspective effect editing, automatic software-only photo masking and photo style transfer technology. The system transforms a bad image into a flattering selfie by altering the perspective of the person's face, adding depth of field and replicating styles of other photos online. Forget finding the perfect lighting to snap a selfie, Adobe is using AI and machine learning to create the ultimate portrait.Powered by Adobe Sensei, the app combines perspective effect editing, automatic software-only photo masking and photo style transfer technology Adobe's new selfie app uses AI and machine learning to edit photos. The 3D-facial mapping lets users adjust their pose and appearance.

It may sound like something out of a horror movie, but a knife-wielding robot could help forensic investigators learn more about an attack. Researchers have developed a'stabbing robot' that offers at least 60 possible stabbing positions and an interchangeable knife holder that allows for a range of stabbing implements to be analyzed by experts. The technology will assist investigators in understanding the type of knife, angle of the attack and stabbing technique used just by looking at the tears and distortions in the fabric around a wound. Researchers have developed a'stabbing robot' that offers at least 60 possible stabbing positions and an interchangeable knife holder that allows for a range of stabbing implements to be analyzed by experts The knife-wielding robot consists of a motorized arm with a pneumatic system designed to deliver 60 unique stabbing positions. A pneumatic system is a type of engineering that uses gas or pressurized air, which the team implemented power the stabbing arm.

Adobe has shown off a smartphone app that uses artificial intelligence to drastically improve selfies. The company's Sensei branch, which focuses on AI and machine learning, released a teaser video showing a user transforming an ordinary picture with a range of advanced editing tools. One of these alters the depth of field, while another tool, called Liquify, makes the picture look like it was taken from a more flattering angle. A third feature allows users to easily mimic the lighting and effects used in another photo. In the teaser, the user browses through random images and opens two he likes, proceeding to experiment with the the different styles by applying them to a picture of himself in his camera roll.

Adobe has shown off a smartphone app that uses artificial intelligence to drastically improve selfies. The company's Sensei branch, which focuses on AI and machine learning, released a teaser video showing a user transforming an ordinary picture with a range of advanced editing tools. One of these alters the depth of field, while another tool, called Liquify, makes the picture look like it was taken from a more flattering angle. A third feature allows users to easily mimic the lighting and effects used in another photo. In the teaser, the user browses through random images and opens two he likes, proceeding to experiment with the the different styles by applying them to a picture of himself in his camera roll.

You're out with your mates, having a great time, then you whip out your phone to take a cheeky selfie to record your merry antics. Only when you look back at the photo you're not quite as photogenic as you thought. Selfies aren't exactly the most flattering way to take a portrait. But all that looks set to change thanks to the clever folks at the Adobe Research team. They've been exploring the future of selfie photography by packing artificial intelligence and deep learning tools into smartphones.

Adobe already has a suite of apps for iOS and Android devices for mobile photography enthusiasts. But the software developer is now teasing a new app that specifically fixes selfies using AI and machine learning. Adobe Sensei is the company's own AI and machine learning platform which was first announced back in November. It's currently being used on the company's Creative Cloud tools and is also being used for the company's Marketing and Document Cloud services. It appears as though that Adobe is showing off the potential of Sensei's capabilities as an intelligent photo editor on smartphones. On the teaser video it published this Friday, Adobe showed off an unnamed app where a user is able to fix a selfie.

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