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A group of researchers at Queen Mary University in London have taken to creating magic tricks using artificial intelligence -- something they've made available for anyone who is interested over on the QMagic site. There are four tricks so far, including one that involves having a smartphone guess what a playing card is, and another that turns one's smartphone into a \"crystal ball\" that can read minds. Even better, the app-based tricks have been released in the Google Play Store for others to enjoy. <\/p>\n
The trick featured below, for example, uses an app to guess which card out of a lineup the viewer chooses -- something, obviously, it does correctly. The setup behind it is simple. The app itself is expecting a certain card order, which the magician arranges beforehand. <\/p>\n
Artificial intelligence has a benefit over human-made magic tricks, as explained by the project's co-creator Howard Williams. \"Computer intelligence can process much larger amounts of information and run through all the possible outcomes in a way that is almost impossible for a person to do on their own.\" And because it can come up with so many arrangements for the deck, it requires less information from the viewer to make a correct guess. <\/p>\n
In addition to creating the tricks uisng artificial intelligence, the researchers are also using the data gathered to amass research on \"the psychology of being a spectator.\" Giving one example, researcher Peter McOwan said the team had thought maybe an audience would be \"suspicious\" of including technology as part of the trick, but that turned out incorrect. <\/p>\n
With this artificial intelligence, researchers have also developed a clever jigsaw puzzle with disappearing shapes (download available via PDF), as well as the aforementioned Crystal Ball, the Subliminal Card trick, and the Phoney trick featured above. <\/p>\n
SOURCE: io9 <\/p>\n
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