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How Computers Are Learning to Be Creative

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Explore the cutting-edge frontier of artificial creativity in this 18-minute TED talk by Blaise Agüera y Arcas, principal scientist at Google. Delve into the world of deep neural networks for machine perception and distributed learning, and witness a captivating demonstration of how neural nets trained to recognize images can be reversed to generate them. Marvel at the spectacular, hallucinatory collages and poems that defy categorization, illustrating the intimate connection between perception and creativity. Gain insights into how any being capable of perceptual acts is also capable of creation, challenging our understanding of art and creativity in the age of artificial intelligence.

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How computers are learning to be creative | Blaise Agüera y Arcas

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