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Thinking about the future of technology, Chinese university students have created an 'invisibility cloak' that allows users to be 'invisible' by security cameras. In practice, the specific camouflage allows the human not to be recognized by artificial intelligence, thus being able to transform the modern battlefield.
Named InvisDefense, the Wuhan University project will allow people to escape security systems from security cameras controlled by artificial intelligence. The information was provided to the British newspaper The Sun.
However, quite unlike the Harry Potter universe, the magic of the invisibility cloak is not literally in invisibility. In fact, it looks just like a regular coat, but contains advanced algorithms that create patterns that can camouflage the wearer from the eyes of modern machines.
During the day, the cloak's patterns of invisibility are able to blind UIA cameras, while at night, the cloak emits heat signals to confuse infrared cameras. In addition, the coating of the coat also has the potential to shed some light on detection systems. autonomous cars. On the other hand, such a system would not be able to fool human surveillance camera operators.
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New Chinese invisibility cloak required over 700 tests
In an interview with South China Morning Post, the project supervisor, Professor Wang Zheng, stated that “Currently, many surveillance devices can detect human bodies. “Roadside cameras have pedestrian detection functions and smart cars can identify pedestrians, roads and obstacles.”
Furthermore, he reformed about the project: "Our Invisdefense allows the camera to capture you, but it can't tell if you're human." About the project, it is the type project to avoid the detection of public pedestrians, and the system needed more than 700 failures to get it right.
After that initial moment, the invisibility cloak won first place in a Huawei technology course and will now be featured on AAAI 2023 AI Conference in the US in February. In addition, it is worth mentioning that, in addition to being super practical, it would also be very accessible to the average consumer.
That's because the coat would cost around US$105, something around R$550,00 in a direct conversion. However, Wei Hui, the doctoral student behind the invisibility cloak, claims that his true aim is to stand out in his industry by offering innovative technology.
About the project, he stated that "Traditionally, researchers used bright images to interfere with machine vision and it worked... but it stands out to human eyes, making the user even more visible". Finally, he adds that “We use algorithms to design the least visible patterns that can disable computer vision.”
On the other hand, it is worth noting that the invisibility cloak will have great significance in the military market. That's because the technology could be used in uniforms, where soldiers can avoid detection by drones or AI-controlled units.
Finally, the researchers are still looking to find flaws in the project, to ensure greater assertiveness in the invisibility cloak.
