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Google makes image recognition advance
« on: November 19, 2014, 03:07:57 PM »
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-30100184

Scientists at Google have created artificial intelligence software that can describe the contents of photographs far more accurately than ever before.
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Re: Google makes image recognition advance
« Reply #1 on: November 19, 2014, 05:10:48 PM »
I can't find it now, but a few months ago I posted that G Earth is about to increase the 'standard' resolution to a meter or two.  That's the standard, so you have to wonder what they can do if they get really serious.   Looks like SkyGnet is getting fitted for new glasses and a brain to go with it.

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Re: Google makes image recognition advance
« Reply #2 on: November 19, 2014, 05:42:46 PM »
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Software description: A group of young people playing a game of frisbee

I wonder what it would say if it were a group of middle-aged people playing. How does it know they're young? Facial structure? Body position? On-page context? Random guess?

If a picture of me playing would say "A middle-aged guy making failed attempt at forehand frisbee throw" then I'm going to freak out.

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« Reply #3 on: November 19, 2014, 05:52:34 PM »
Or howbout "RC didn't like frisbee and The Creator Larry had deemed that The Chosen must like frisbee so We (the royal 'We') zapped him."

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Re: Google makes image recognition advance
« Reply #4 on: November 19, 2014, 11:39:41 PM »

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Re: Google makes image recognition advance
« Reply #5 on: November 19, 2014, 11:50:27 PM »
It'd be great to try out

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