SAEDNEWS: Chinese students have developed a coat called InvisDefense using advanced technology that allows the wearer to become “invisible” by confusing security cameras.
According to the Saednews news-analysis website, citing Rooziato, Chinese students have developed a coat called InvisDefense using advanced technology that allows the wearer to become “invisible” to security cameras by confusing them. This special camouflage means artificial intelligence systems fail to recognize the person as a human, and it could potentially transform modern warfare.
A team at Wuhan University created InvisDefense so that individuals could secretly evade AI-controlled surveillance camera systems. Unlike Harry Potter’s cloak of invisibility, this coat appears normal to the human eye, but it remains hidden from cameras.
During the day, the pattern works by blinding AI cameras, while at night the coat emits heat signals to confuse infrared cameras. In addition, the InvisDefense coat may also be able to disrupt some detection systems in self-driving cars. However, it does not deceive human CCTV operators or human drivers.
Professor Wang Zheng, who supervised the project, said: “Today, many surveillance devices can detect the human body. Road cameras have pedestrian detection functions, and smart cars can identify pedestrians, roads, and obstacles. Our InvisDefense allows cameras to see you, but they cannot recognize that you are a human.”
This is reportedly the first product of its kind designed to prevent pedestrian detection. The team experienced more than 700 failures before achieving success. They eventually won first place in a Huawei technology competition, and the technology is scheduled to be presented at the AAAI 2023 artificial intelligence conference in the United States in February.
The coat is also expected to be relatively affordable. Wei Hui, a doctoral student involved in the algorithm design, estimated that each unit would cost around 500 yuan (about 70 USD). The “invisibility cloak” could have significant military applications; in theory, if used in military uniforms, soldiers could avoid detection by drones or AI-controlled units.
Researchers also believe the innovation could help identify and fix vulnerabilities in existing artificial intelligence and detection systems.
