Google’s New AI: Fly INTO Photos…But Deeper! 🐦 | Summary and Q&A

TL;DR

AI has significantly improved the ability to fly into photos, with advancements in image inpainting, outpainting, and super resolution, resulting in better-quality aerial videos that can be synthesized without prior training on videos.

Key Insights

• 🪽 AI has made significant progress in flying into photos in just one year.
• 🦸 Image inpainting, outpainting, and super resolution are crucial techniques for a seamless flying experience.
• 🎮 The latest technique offers better quality, more control, and the ability to synthesize videos without prior training on videos.
• ❓ The advancements in AI make it easier and more efficient to produce training data for this task.

Transcript

Dear Fellow Scholars, this is Two Minute  Papers with Dr. Károly Zsolnai-Fehér. Today we are going to use an AI to fly  into this photo. And we will see how   much better this technique has become  in just one year. It will be insanity. Yes, in a previous video, we explored an insane  idea: what if we could take just one photograph   of a landscape... Read More

Questions & Answers

Q: What are the three main techniques required to fly into photos?

The three main techniques are image inpainting, outpainting, and super resolution. Image inpainting fills missing regions between objects, outpainting creates new regions beyond the image, and super resolution enhances image details when viewed up close.

Q: How does the latest technique improve upon previous methods?

The latest technique shows significant improvement in just one year. While it still has some imperfections, it offers better quality and more control. Users can now turn the camera around and choose the direction they wish to go, resulting in beautifully synthesized aerial videos.

Q: How does the latest AI synthesize videos without prior training on videos?

Unlike previous methods that required training on drone videos, the latest AI only needs a collection of single photographs for training. It does not require multiple views or camera positions, making it smarter and easier to produce training data.

Q: What are the potential future advancements in this field?

With such rapid progress, it is exciting to imagine what the future holds. In just one year, there have been significant improvements. It is possible that future advancements will bring even better results and capabilities in flying into photos.

Summary & Key Takeaways

• AI has made significant advancements in flying into photos in just one year.

• Three key techniques, including image inpainting, outpainting, and super resolution, were developed to fill missing regions and create new ones for a seamless flying experience.

• The latest technique not only improves quality but also offers more control and can synthesize videos without ever having seen one before.