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Uncanny model
2021
The Uncanny model is a machine learning application that generates images that evoke unpleasant feelings. First, the model captures the common traits we associate with visual unpleasantness. Then, the images are generated by attempting to conceptualise the aesthetics. The result is an AI agent that can create novel, uncanny, and unpleasant illustrations.
Presented in the AI festival, When Machines Dream The Future, at the Deutsches Hygiene‑Museum, Dresden, as part of the residency A=algorithm supported by the Goethe Institut, FabLab Torino, Zeitgeister - International Perspectives from Culture and Society.
Original dataset used to train the StyleGan2 image model:
Uncanny model creations:
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