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Virtual Robots Fooled By Visual Illusions

Posted by kdawson on from the not-as-they-seem dept.

Roland Piquepaille alerts us to research out of University College London in which virtual robots, trained to "see" as we do, were duped by optical illusions the same way humans are. Here's one of the illusions the software system fell for.

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  1. Re:We are one step closer... by bennomatic · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Goatse FTW!

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  2. Re:Auto-white-balance strikes again! by SocialEngineer · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Same here, basically. I set my white balance manually before the shot, though, so I get a close approximation in my previews (I shoot Raw + SHQ JPG).

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  3. Re:You're out of touch by PitaBred · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Link?

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  4. Re:You're out of touch by doombringerltx · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    http://www.2girls1cup.com/

    NSFW as hell and makes puppies cry