AI study suggests a London gallery’s been exhibiting a fake for years
Algorithms are searching for art forgeries
AI forgery detection
Popovici may have been surprised, but the painting’s authorship has been disputed for decades.
Scholars have argued that the style ismore heavy-handedthan any other works by Rubens. They point to Samson’s cropped toes as a clear sign that the piece wasn’t painted by the Flemish master.
The algorithm has added credibility to their claims. The National Gallery may not be so thrilled by the assessment, but theartmuseum could one day find value in such systems.
AI’s strengths in pattern recognition could make it adept at detectingforgeries, which can be a hard and expensive task for human experts.
The National Gallery may not have identifiedSamson and Delilahas a fake, but AI could help it avoid spending fortunes on frauds in the future.
Greetings Humanoids! Did you know we have a newsletter all about AI? You can subscribe to itright here.
Story byThomas Macaulay
Thomas is a senior reporter at TNW. He covers European tech, with a focus on AI, cybersecurity, and government policy.Thomas is a senior reporter at TNW. He covers European tech, with a focus on AI, cybersecurity, and government policy.
Get the TNW newsletter
Get the most important tech news in your inbox each week.
