Create Optical Illusion with AI. Here’s How
Optical Illusion can serve important purpose and can weave into Defense, Crime investigations, Cybersecurity, Compact artwork, Personality development, etc.
An optical illusion (also called a visual illusion) is an illusion caused by the visual system and characterized by a visual percept that appears to differ from reality. An optical illusion is something that plays tricks on your vision, and artists use shapes, colours and patterns in special ways to create images ( or illusion ) that look as if they are moving or blurring.
The beauty of an optical illusion is that it might appear a certain way when you look at an image or object for the first time or from a specific angle. However, the moment you start paying more attention to it or you change your viewing angle, its appearance changes entirely.
Distorting or geometrical-optical illusions are characterized by distortions of size, length, position or curvature and Optical Illusion is defined as an illusion in perceiving any object due to bending of light; this means, we can see and interpret only those things from which light is reflected or act as a source of light.
The origin of optical illusion can be traced back to the art and architecture of ancient Greece. One of the earliest applications of optical illusion was found on Greek temple rooftops. Apart from the Greeks, ancient Indians also created around 1300 years ago optical illusion in a historical temple with architectural brilliance of illusion in art.
Illusions are special perceptual experiences in which information arising from “real” external stimuli leads to an incorrect perception, or false impression of the object or event and this can be simulated using AI-generated optical illusions as the level of realism from these new AI generations is unlike anything we have seen and there are many features among AI generated images that we do not easily catch. Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) can be utilized as source for artificial illusion as they are one of the computational processes that provides AI with imaginative powers. GANs produce artwork based on the way we humans think/ perform artistic work and this GANs imaginary ability to create is not limited to image generation but a tool for discovery and may find uses in number of areas including in creating visual illusions. Further, in order to achieve human-like illusions with AI, it is necessary to build an algorithm that builds semantic links between different data in order to identify similarities between subjects to extrapolate/generate entirely new data, and that can truly unleash a new kind of illusion in AI system.
Contrary to popular belief that optical illusions are merely pastimes for idle moments, they can serve a more substantial purpose and these can actually be useful in variety of applications.
Battlefield illusions — manage the adversary sensory perception in order to delay, confuse and misdirect actions. There are different types of optical illusions from camouflage to delusion; Camouflage refers to when objects, either two-dimensional or three-dimensional, blend into one another, and Warriors and hunters have used this illusion to hide from their enemy or catch their prey. Today, drones are used to provide eyes on the battlefield. Armed with technology such as infrared cameras and AR technology, drones are really useful for reconnaissance and to improve their ability to target artillery. Further, look-alike bird drones mimicking the general appearance and motions of living birds, could camouflage adversary by creating illusions in shape and sound.
Illusion is defined as the false interpretation of the external object or stimulus that exists in reality. The eyewitness carry a lot of weight in court from the scene of the crime. But revelations of misidentification by witnesses and reversals of convictions due to later evidence continue to go up. However, eyewitnesses can have value due to understanding of visual or audio memories at the time of the crime and these memories can change over time leading to misidentification. Therefore, in order to decode the eyewitness truly saw what was happening at the time of the crime, optical illusion armed with AI might really help to prevent false identifications by creating real understanding of the eyewitness actually saw what was happening.
Optical illusions are the pictures that distort an individual’s visual perception and Op art is a style of art that uses optical illusions to create an impression of movement, or hidden images/patterns. The visual tricks in optical illusion can also introduce additional stimuli to a person’s perception of dimensional scene, leading to confusion. This form of art in Indian architecture dating back to 12th century has been found in a temple carved on a stone in which there is a single head for an elephant and the bull and is considered to be the best pieces of work of skillful carving. The stunning beauty of the optical illusion is that it has been carved so perfectly and compacted on the stone that it is difficult to distinguish.
In addition, Optical illusions are mind-bending images that twist an individual’s visual perception. These illusions can actually be employed to assess a person’s IQ levels and function as a tool to delve deeper into an individual’s personality, revealing their true essence and when mingled with AI can help gain a deeper understanding of individuals.
The progress made in AI, AR, and robotics have led to cutting-edge digital technologies in many different areas which is altering the fundamental mode of interaction with the world. In fact, optical illusions by far been one of the most looked up to and promising system that could emerge from the AI Revolution. And the pace and scale of adoption of the optical illusion-methodology could determine success for businesses/artists/govts in the age of digital revolution and as the technology continues to evolve, the potential for AI in optical illusion is enormous, and the future looks promising.
