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Three controversial paintings by Austrian symbolist painter Gustav Klimt were lost to a fire in WWII. All that remained were black and white photos - and art historians have discussed what the paintings\u2019 motifs and colors actually looked like for decades. Recently, the Google Arts and Culture Lab gave it a try ... by tapping into artificial intelligence. In this episode of the Future of Everything, WSJ's Ariana Aspuru explores how researchers are using AI to better understand art, artists and the creative process.\n\n\xa0\n\nFurther reading:\n\nThe Klimt Color Enigma \u2014 Google Arts & Culture\xa0\n\n\u2018Klimt vs. Klimt: The Man of Contradictions\u2019 Review: Exploring an Art-Nouveau Master Online - WSJ\xa0\xa0\n\nUsing AI to recreate how artists painted their masterpieces | MIT CSAIL\xa0\n\n\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices