> Would you have predicted in 2020 that photorealistic text to image generation was within the scope of current theory?
Yes, and I've been working in this area with excitement since about that time.
The physics of optics are well understood. We've been writing ray tracers for forever and coming up with clever hacks like Blinn–Phong, PBR, etc. for ages. SIGGRAPH has always felt like tangible magic. We have had the map in our hands and now we're coming up with new ways to traverse a familiar landscape.
Reasoning is an undiscovered country. There are lots of exciting claims being made, but nothing concrete.
I expect lots of advancements in signal processing, spatial computing, and beyond because those things are obvious and intuitive.
Yes, and I've been working in this area with excitement since about that time.
The physics of optics are well understood. We've been writing ray tracers for forever and coming up with clever hacks like Blinn–Phong, PBR, etc. for ages. SIGGRAPH has always felt like tangible magic. We have had the map in our hands and now we're coming up with new ways to traverse a familiar landscape.
Reasoning is an undiscovered country. There are lots of exciting claims being made, but nothing concrete.
I expect lots of advancements in signal processing, spatial computing, and beyond because those things are obvious and intuitive.