The program can identify simple abstract sketches 56 percent of the time, compared to humans’ 73 percent average. Even those sorely lacking in verisimilitude can be detected, which is the key ...

It is the first computer application that enables “semantic understanding” of abstract sketches, say researchers at Brown University in Rhode Island.

A computer program that can mimic the abstract portrait drawings of specific artists has been built by experts at Disney Research. Seven artists were asked to create quick sketches based on ...