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Memorable artworks are easy to predict

People who had viewed a selection of paintings tended to recall the same works — which artificial intelligence could predict, too.
Visitor contemplating Paula Rego’s painting War 2003, displayed at the Tate Modern, London.

Larger paintings that pique viewers’ interest are more likely to hang on in their minds. Credit: Agnese Abrusci/Nature

Viewing art is thought to be a subjective experience, but a person’s memory of an artwork is surprisingly predictable, researchers report1.

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Nature 619, 439 (2023)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-02256-7

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  1. Davis, T. M. & Bainbridge, W. A. Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA 120, e2302389120 (2023).

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