Reading about those vehicle wraps with AI-confusing patterns that defeat license plate cameras got me thinking. What about motorcycle cops? Is there a pattern that confuses the human visual cortex to escape notice? It turns out, yes. There are problems, however. Getting the wrap off the vinyl printer is heckin tricksy when you can’t perceive the edges; I found being slightly drunk helps. But calibration is hard, getting a wrap fitted to your car when three printouts to the wind is beyond frustrating. It works, though. Squinting at the nigh-invisible car I take it for a test spin. Got t-boned almost immediately of course; I should have fucking realised. So next the obvious-in-hindsight refinement, evolving a pattern that is invisible to the cop brain while still perceptible by normals. Yes, cop brain is a quantifiable thing. Turns out there are a lot more retired cops on the roads than I expected, tho. I’m abandoning this line of research while I can still afford my insurance premium.
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