“Deep Dreams” Between Inspiration & Hallucinations Discussion | Berkeley

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Google engineer and artist Mike Tyka discusses with Gray Area founder Josette Melchor the creative possibilities afforded neural networks and the impact the DeepDream project has had.

When DeepDream was released in 2015, the Google program became an overnight sensation, garnering coverage from magazines such as Wired, the Atlantic, and Scientific American. Ordinary photos processed through the algorithm transformed into LSD-reminiscent hallucinations: clouds writhed with dogs, palms filled with eyes.

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