Generative adversarial network ( GAN ) technology can be used to create both original art and forgeries . To recap: Now we get to the fun part. 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 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 .