Generative adversarial network ( GAN ) technology can be used to create both original art and forgeries . Users play two neural networks against each other to create art , with the process of a picture forger and an art detective going back and forth and trying to outwit one another . Eventually one network can not tell the difference between whether an artwork is real or fake . This ability to mimic brain patterns could be helpful in sectors such as medicine , where it could improve the quality of medical imagery . But the technology could also be used for more unethical activities such as art forgeries .
Generative adversarial network (GAN) technology can be used to create both original artwork and forgeries. GANs play two neural networks against each other to create art, with the process mimicking a picture forger and an art detective going back and forth and trying to outwit one another. Eventually one network cannot tell the difference between whether an artwork is real or fake. This ability to mimic data patterns could be helpful in sectors such as medicine, where it could improve the quality of medical imagery. But the technology could also be used for more unethical means such as art forgeries.