throwaway81523 8 days ago

If it's a clear day and the bottom of the airplane is painted blue, it could blend in with the sky. For that matter, didn't Wonder Woman have a transparent airplane?

Aha, better yet, it was invisible! https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Wonder_Woman%27s_Invisible_Plane

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ajross 8 days ago

Yes, because if there's one thing computer vision solutions have historically had trouble with, it's being fooled by paint. The ludditism in this thread is shockingly strong.

itishappy 8 days ago

CV systems absolutely do struggle with this...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1MigIJXJx8

ajross 8 days ago

Yes, and that's considered a bug to fix, and can be. CV systems are widely applied to find camouflaged and obscured objects! Literally every automated wildlife camera is proof that this is a silly point.

itishappy 8 days ago

Call it whatever you want, lack of contrast is a physical constraint on your system and can be trivially leveraged. There's been an arms race between optical camouflage and detectors for the entire history of eyes.

It's not necessarily a game ender, but it's not something you can just wave away either.