For years
now mankind has been trying to replicate intelligence. Great progress has been
made, with the advent of systems capable of mimicking some of the logical paths
concealed into our brains. And yet, some argue that the largest impact an AI
algorithm has had in the last decade comes not from the algorithm itself, but
rather from its packaging - a chat giving the impression of conversation,
taking us back to the concept of the mechanical turk, and the part played by
illusion in the perception of intelligence, here represented as a Penrose
triangle. A question arises. Does illusion benefit the race towards the
replication of intelligence ? Does its completion lie in one’s ability to fool
his peers ?

Others
argue that these algorithms are a type of intelligence we are not yet familiar
with. This is a type of intelligence we cannot fathom, for it is not the same
as ours. An observation of this elusive mind would look like a network of
neurons represented by rooms in a mansion, interconnected by synapses
represented by stairs. Nevertheless, the representation of the rooms and the
stairs seem to come from a higher dimension, and we cannot gain any
understanding of a clear path from a room towards another. The logic is beyond
our reach.

This series
has been created using Illusion Diffusion/ControlNet algorithms on impossible
forms, combining the most advanced mathematical techniques and principles in an
effort to fool the human eye.