Adobe's Large Reconstruction Model can generate 3D models from 2D images in 5 seconds, representing a major advance in 3D reconstruction.

Using AI, Facebook said it can turn almost any 2D image into a 3D Photo, expanding the feature to more users.

Nvidia Nvidia on Tuesday is debuting new research into 3D rendering that could one day make it easier for graphic artists, architects, and other creators to quickly build 3D models out of 2D images.

Light manipulated to make 2D surfaces appear as 3D objects 10 Jul 2017 Video game technique encodes 3D images into wafer-thin surfaces; method could benefit phone cameras, TV screens, security.

It’s a strange dichotomy, existing in a 3D world but living and working in 2D spaces. Combining the real 3D dimensional world with the digital 2D one isn’t easy.