Spot the Drowning Child (2015)

Re:Spot the Drowning Child (2015) by wycy on Wednesday March 04, 2020 @07:41AM (#22483221)

It seems like spotting drowning children could be a good use case for computer vision, at least as a backup. The heuristics for a drowning child are pretty marked, but they're hard to spot for humans distracted by lots of other stimuli.

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Re:Spot the Drowning Child (2015) by bias_var on Thursday March 05, 2020 @12:42AM (#22491241)

I am seriously considering building this. This can be achieved even by using your smartphone camera. I would be happy if someone wants to contribute.

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Re:Spot the Drowning Child (2015) by xythum on Wednesday March 04, 2020 @08:12AM (#22483430)

Looks like this has already been done: https://swimeye.com/

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Re:Spot the Drowning Child (2015) by Hamuko on Wednesday March 04, 2020 @08:40AM (#22483616)

But apparently only on the pool bottom.

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Re:Spot the Drowning Child (2015) by keanzu on Wednesday March 04, 2020 @08:54AM (#22483723)

Exactly, seems a bit late. Hasn't serious injury already occurred by the time a person is motionless on the bottom of the pool?

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Re:Spot the Drowning Child (2015) by xythum on Thursday March 05, 2020 @10:23AM (#22494237)

That'll teach me to pay more attention to the details rather than going "Welp, there goes my start-up idea".

Yes, that doesn't look great - I assumed when I saw it was underwater that it was effectively looking up at the people on the surface and detecting people in distress from that angle. On closer inspection that doesn't seem to be the case.

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Re:Spot the Drowning Child (2015) by jmmcd on Wednesday March 04, 2020 @10:21AM (#22484452)

Some more related research here https://www.sfi.ie/research-news/stories/ai/autonomous-lifeg...

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Re:Spot the Drowning Child (2015) by Jaruzel on Wednesday March 04, 2020 @08:34AM (#22483568)

But who would you sue if the computer vision didn't spot your child drowning?

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Re:Spot the Drowning Child (2015) by zentiggr on Wednesday March 04, 2020 @08:47AM (#22483673)

I think the more likely scenario is who wouldn't you sue?

Even the camera manufacturer wouldn't be immune from defending themselves.

Welcome to America.

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Re:Spot the Drowning Child (2015) by keanzu on Wednesday March 04, 2020 @09:08AM (#22483845)

You wouldn't sue yourself as the parent/guardian of the child - you look around for someone, anyone to blame.

When I took a 5yo to a pool which had multiple lifeguards I put her in a lifejacket and stayed within arm's reach of her. Playing in a pool is great fun but it is very high stakes. No way I am going to leave a child in such a dangerous situation and hope it works out. Making sure your child survives a trip to a pool is your responsibility.

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Re:Spot the Drowning Child (2015) by rezic on Wednesday March 04, 2020 @08:46AM (#22483667)

> as a backup

It'd be a tool that can warn the lifeguards in the event that they didn't notice the drowning, not the only thing that monitors the pool.

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Re:Spot the Drowning Child (2015) by amelius on Wednesday March 04, 2020 @08:49AM (#22483689)

I suppose you sue the swimming pool for not taking proper measures. They can sue the device manufacturer, but this is not of your concern.

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