It is likely that while browsing Instagram you have come across surprising posts in emblematic places, or original images that give you the feeling that you want to go to that place to visit it. There is, however, a completely different reality behind each post and an AI has proven it. The followera software that uses cameras open in different cities, is able to analyze the publications that people upload to the social network e find the exact moment in which the user made the acquisition.
The software, created by Belgian artist Dries Depoorter, apparently works in a very simple way. First, the artist recorded what the different public cameras captured over a 10 day period. These cameras, in particular, are installed in emblematic or frequented points of the cities, and allow you to see in real time what is happening in the area.
After capturing the footage, Depoorter went through all the Instagram posts that were tagged in the specific places recorded by the cameras and that would be posted during the same 10-day period. Both materials are sufficient for an AI, designed by the artist himself, to be able to do this analyze and compare posts with camera videos. The target? coincidences.
The reality of Instagram photos, reflected thanks to artificial intelligence
To view the results, Depoorter enters the post with which the user uploaded to Instagram the moment the cameras capture how the photo is taken. The reality, of course, is completely different from what we see on social networks. The Follower shows how the streets are filled with citizens, many of whom pass in front of the camera. It is also possible to observe on many occasions the pose of the user who is taking the changes to the photo. Or even clothing, with the aim of trying to capture the best possible shot.
The artist, in addition to the AI that detects when an Instagram photo was taken, has also made use of public cameras for other projects, such as’The Flemish Scroller‘. In this, Depoorter takes advantage of the live broadcasts made by the Belgian government a detect when a politician uses his cell phone and for how long.
Dries Depoorter also has a curious one NFT collection available for purchase on OpenSea. Specifically, the tokens are images captured by the security cameras of the users who cross a pedestrian crossing when the traffic light is red. The price of each NFT is equivalent to the cost of the fine to go red, even if everything collected goes to the artist.
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