A.I. reconstructs incomplete photos

Researchers from graphics company NVIDIA developed a deep learning system that automatically reconstructs corrupted images or fills in missing parts:

The method, which performs a process called "image inpainting", could be implemented in photo editing software to remove unwanted content, while filling it with a realistic computer-generated alternative.

"Our model can robustly handle holes of any shape, size location, or distance from the image borders. Previous deep learning approaches have focused on rectangular regions located around the center of the image, and often rely on expensive post-processing," the NVIDIA researchers stated in their research paper. "Further, our model gracefully handles holes of increasing size."