{"id":1283,"date":"2025-05-08T21:50:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T21:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stuartcupit.com\/wordpress\/?p=1283"},"modified":"2025-12-27T22:05:29","modified_gmt":"2025-12-27T22:05:29","slug":"ai-thinking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stuartcupit.com\/wordpress\/?p=1283","title":{"rendered":"AI Thinking"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As part of a Solarflare project, we needed to visualise an AI, a large language model, \u201cthinking\u201d when users asked it a question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I came up with a fun point cloud simulation developed using cables.gl and an image to instanced points workflow. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2049\" height=\"1153\" src=\"https:\/\/stuartcupit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-14-2049x1153.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuartcupit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-14-2049x1153.png 2049w, https:\/\/stuartcupit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-14-400x225.png 400w, https:\/\/stuartcupit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-14-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/stuartcupit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-14-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/stuartcupit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-14-2048x1152.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2049px) 100vw, 2049px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The location of the points could be manipulated using a wide range of image filters, such as noise and transformations to move the particles around. A Feedback loop added trails and some post-processing. The visuals reacted to users entering a question, making it interactive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/stuartcupit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Desktop-2025.05.08-17.55.00.05.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As an additional fun challenge, I decided to try to render a mock-up of the visuals running on a large transparent screen in a gallery with some people watching the screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/stuartcupit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AI-gallery2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stuartcupit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AI-gallery2.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/stuartcupit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AI-gallery2-225x400.jpg 225w, https:\/\/stuartcupit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AI-gallery2-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stuartcupit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AI-gallery2-864x1536.jpg 864w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This turned out to take almost as long as creating the AI visuals. I spent a while learning how to make the scene look as photo-realistic as possible. Most of the lighting comes from the on-screen visuals. The people were animated meshes imported from Mixamo with standing idle loops. The camera path was fine-tuned with a subtle noise to make it feel handheld. Post-processing added CCD low-light grain, vignetting, and chromatic aberration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/stuartcupit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AI-Gallery06.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The overall effect wasn&#8217;t bad but still didn&#8217;t quite cross the uncanny valley and appear completely real. Still more to learn.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As part of a Solarflare project, we needed to visualise an AI, a large language model, \u201cthinking\u201d when users asked it a question. 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