I'm studying an aspect of this stuff for a project I need to code next year. I have a black and white picture of a field that is properly shaded but, of course, colorless. If you pick a spot in the middle of the picture and stare for 30 seconds, then move your eyes around the picture your brain colors the trees green and the sky blue for 4-5 seconds, fairly vividly too.
At any given moment you may only be seeing half of what you think you are seeing, maybe less. Your eyes work just fine but your brain fills in the blanks and perceives what is expected based on very little information, as little as 10% of what is needed.
There is a library of videos online, unfortunately I can't link it where you are absolutely certain about what you saw and yet 100% of the people viewing the video see it 100% wrong, and are blown away when they replay it knowing what actually happened.
It's not just vision, your brain does this with all of your senses. A cat can meow near a campsite and everyone in a tent may swear they heard a coywolf. The effect is enhanced if you aren't sure but someone else is... you become sure, but wrong too.
I bet you know a few songs wrong as well, or you will after listening to this comedian, lol - once you hear it you can't unhear it - [
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I wonder if AI can do this as well as your brain.
