Our eyes can frequently play tricks on us, but scientists have discovered that some artificial intelligence can fall for the same illusions.

Vision language models exhibit a form of self-delusion that echoes human psychology – they see patterns that aren't there.… The current version of ChatGPT, based on GPT-5, does so. Replicating an ...

If there's one thing the internet loves, it's a good optical illusion. The most recent brain-boggling viral hit is this deceptively simple purple elephant illusion that appears to transform right ...

Optical illusions come in all forms, from mind-melting artwork to photography trickery, but there's one style that never fails to perplex the internet – the humble colour illusion. Fooling the brain ...

Fooled by an optical illusion? You're not the only one. Learn how these illusions can fool AI, too.

Fata Morgana is an optical illusion caused by a temperature inversion. One viewer caught this rare phenomenon along the North ...

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Everyone loves an optical illusion — even if they leave us completely stumped — and they're all around us in the natural world. From an underwater waterfall in the Indian Ocean to a surrealist scene ...