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Researchers Teach Computers How to Name Images by ‘Thinking’

Penn State researchers have “taught” computers how to interpret images using a vocabulary of up to 330 English words. The new system, which can automatically annotate entire online collections of photographs as they are uploaded, means significant time-savings for the millions of Internet users who now manually tag or identify their images. It also facilitates retrieval of images through the use of search terms.

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  1. Kybernetica.com November 3rd, 2006 7:42 pm

    Researchers Teach Computers How to Name Images by ”˜Thinking’…

    [Source: Challis Hodge’s UXblog] quoted: computers how to interpret images using a vocabulary of up to 330 English words. The new system, which can automatically annotate entire online collections of photographs as they are uploaded, means signif…

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