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Adobe Research » Researcher Spotlight: Aaron Hertzmann on perception, creativity, and the reasons AI can’t replace artists

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Principal Scientist Aaron Hertzmann wants to understand more about the connections between human visual perception, art, and photography. In his research, he’s considered everything from how line drawings work, to the limitations of linear perspective, to the evolving relationship between art and artificial intelligence. We talked to Hertzmann—who is also an ACM Fellow and an IEEE Fellow—about his current research interests, the meaning of art in an age of AI, and the future of creative technologies. Can you tell us about what you’re working on at Adobe Research? I’m interested in how ideas from computer graphics and vision can help us understand art and perception in photography, and how these understandings can help us create better tools for making art. Here’s an example: Our received wisdom tells us that linear perspective, as invented in the Renaissance, is the correct way to do perspective. So almost all of our photography is founded on linear perspective—all of our smartphone ca

Adobe Research >> Researcher Spotlight: Aaron Hertzmann on perception, creativity, and the reasons AI can’t replace artists Adobe Research People Research Publications News Careers Programs Videos About Search --> --> --> Researcher Spotlight: Aaron Hertzmann on perception, creativity, and the reasons AI can’t replace artists June 3, 2022 Tags: AI & Machine Learning , Careers , Researcher Spotlights Principal Scientist Aaron Hertzmann wants to understand more about the connections between human visual perception, art, and photography. In his research, he’s considered everything from how line d

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