DeepDream by Alexander Mordvintsev NFT
DeepDream Back in 2015, the invention of DeepDream took the world by storm, the puppyslug creatures and psychedelic aesthetics of the technology suggesting quite clearly that we were, in fact, dreaming.
Alex Mordvintsev, the lead author of the algorithm, was originally intending to develop a tool for visualizing and understanding the inner workings of convolutional neural networks (CNNs), technologies typically used for image recognition. By reversing the process of image classification, Mordvintsev and his colleagues discovered a way to enhance certain features within an image, leading to the creation of the unique artistic style.
“Looking at the Clouds” is a series of artworks created by Alexander Mordvintsev in July 2015, soon after the open source publication of the DeepDream algorithm. The “Inner Worlds” series of artworks created in November 2015 continues exploration of abstractions created by the machine.