From one of my daily reads - James Gurney:
Computers are learning to caption photos
For decades, one of the apparently insurmountable challenges in artificial intelligence was getting a machine to see.
In order to approach the human capabilities of vision, a computer must be able to distinguish objects from their surroundings in a wide range of environments, even if those objects are partially obscured or shadowed, or turned in weird angles.
On top of that, a computer must be able to sort out the salient features of that object and identify what it is—what category it belongs to. Even more difficult is the ability to explain the relationship between objects—what's going on. Finally, in order to create a caption for an image, the computer also needs to be able to translate its understanding into natural sounding language.
An example:
Much more at the site - very thoughtful post...
Glad to be living in such interesting times! Be sure to watch the video at the end - 16 minutes but worth it! Wonder when Cyberdyne is going to do a stock offering.
