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Don’t Steal My Style: Glaze tool prevents AI from learning an artist's style.
University of Chicago

Don’t Steal My Style: Glaze tool prevents AI from learning an artist's style.

Asked to produce “a landscape by Thomas Kinkade,” a text-to-image generator fine-tuned on the pastoral painter’s work can mimic his style in seconds, often for pennies. A new technique aims to make it harder for algorithms to mimic an artist’s style.

May 10, 20233 min read
Don’t Steal My Style: Glaze tool prevents AI from learning an artist's style.
University of Chicago

Don’t Steal My Style: Glaze tool prevents AI from learning an artist's style.

Asked to produce “a landscape by Thomas Kinkade,” a text-to-image generator fine-tuned on the pastoral painter’s work can mimic his style in seconds, often for pennies. A new technique aims to make it harder for algorithms to mimic an artist’s style.

May 10, 20233 min read
Recognizing Autism: AI research can help identify autism early in children.
University of Chicago

Recognizing Autism: AI research can help identify autism early in children.

Classical machine learning techniques could help children with autism receive treatment earlier in life. Researchers led by Ishanu Chattopadhyay at University of Chicago developed a system that classified autism in young children based on data collected during routine checkups.

December 8, 20212 min read
Recognizing Autism: AI research can help identify autism early in children.
University of Chicago

Recognizing Autism: AI research can help identify autism early in children.

Classical machine learning techniques could help children with autism receive treatment earlier in life. Researchers led by Ishanu Chattopadhyay at University of Chicago developed a system that classified autism in young children based on data collected during routine checkups.

December 8, 20212 min read
The King’s Moleskine: AI tool helps archaeologists translate clay tablets.
University of Chicago

The King’s Moleskine: AI tool helps archaeologists translate clay tablets.

Machine learning promises to streamline handling of tomorrow’s bureaucratic drudgery — and, it turns out, that of 2,500 years ago. Computer vision is helping researchers at the University of Chicago translate a massive collection of ancient records inscribed on clay tablets.

March 18, 20201 min read
The King’s Moleskine: AI tool helps archaeologists translate clay tablets.
University of Chicago

The King’s Moleskine: AI tool helps archaeologists translate clay tablets.

Machine learning promises to streamline handling of tomorrow’s bureaucratic drudgery — and, it turns out, that of 2,500 years ago. Computer vision is helping researchers at the University of Chicago translate a massive collection of ancient records inscribed on clay tablets.

March 18, 20201 min read
Secret Identity: Invisible patterns hide faces from AI.
University of Chicago

Secret Identity: Invisible patterns hide faces from AI.

Hoping to keep surveillance capitalists from capitalizing on your face? Safeguard your selfies with a digital countermeasure. Researchers devised a program that subtly alters portrait photos to confuse face recognition models without distorting the image to the human eye.

March 11, 20202 min read
Secret Identity: Invisible patterns hide faces from AI.
University of Chicago

Secret Identity: Invisible patterns hide faces from AI.

Hoping to keep surveillance capitalists from capitalizing on your face? Safeguard your selfies with a digital countermeasure. Researchers devised a program that subtly alters portrait photos to confuse face recognition models without distorting the image to the human eye.

March 11, 20202 min read

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