MIT researchers train AI to predict how humans paint works of art

MIT researchers have created an AI tool capable of generating time-lapse videos that predict how human artists use their hands to create watercolor or digital paintings. The AI is trained using time-lapse videos of people making art on Vimeo and YouTube. The probabilistic model can synthesize and predict moments in the painting process from just a single image of an artwork. The network is meant to mimic the ability skilled human artists possess to see a piece of art and comprehend the series of brush strokes or steps a person took to put it together. There are often many possible ways to create a given painting.