AI Can Mimic Handwriting from Small Text Samples But Raises Forgery Concerns
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AI can now mimic a person's handwriting style based on just a few paragraphs of their writing. Researchers at Mohamed bin Zayed University in Abu Dhabi developed this using a transformer neural network model.
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The technology could help injured people write without picking up a pen, but could also enable mass forgeries and misuse. Safeguards will need to be put in place.
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The researchers plan to apply the technology commercially within months and are looking for partners. Possible applications include decoding doctors' writing and personalized advertising.
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The model can currently mimic writing in English and some French, but the researchers are still working on mimicking Arabic handwriting.
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The technology could also generate synthetic handwriting data to help train other AI systems that process handwritten text.