BLACKSBURG, Va., May 19 -- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University issued the following news release:
Research at a glance
When College of Natural Resources and Environment geospatial data scientist Junghwan Kim asked an artificial intelligence (AI) image generator to create a picture of Blacksburg, the result wasn't quite right.
"The image looked generic," Kim said. "It didn't capture what makes Blacksburg unique."
But when he asked the same system to create images of larger cities such as Richmond, Virginia Beach, andWashington, D.C., the results looked much more recognizable.
The images included familiar landmarks, waterfronts, and city features that reflected the character of those places.
That observation sparked a re...