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Computer vision

The branch of AI that "sees": recognising, locating and understanding the content of images and videos.

In other words

Giving a program eyes (and a visual brain).

Alyriaz articles that mention it

  • The ghost workers of AI: who really pays the price of ChatGPT · Society

    Every time ChatGPT answers you without showing you shocking images, it is because someone, somewhere in Nairobi or Manila, has spent their day looking at those images to train the filter. Paid less than 2 dollars an hour. This is the invisible-labour industry that makes AI possible.

  • OpenClaw: the AI that takes control of your computer · Applications

    This is no longer a simple chatbot that answers questions. OpenClaw is an 'Agent', an AI capable of clicking, typing on the keyboard and organising your files.

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