Re:When to assume neural networks can solve a problem
by alanbernstein on Monday March 30, 2020 @12:47PM
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Your general point is valid, but I can't help pointing out that knitting may not belong in that second list as much as the others.
Computational textile work is a niche, but fascinating, area of research. Knitting and crocheting are highly technical crafts, and there are opportunities to use modern computational approaches, including deep learning, in them.
I'm not going to read this paper in detail, it may not be a great example of a successful deep learning application - but at least it's not an absurd idea.
Maybe not surprising if you're aware of the place of the Jacquard loom in the history of computer science.
Computational textile work is a niche, but fascinating, area of research. Knitting and crocheting are highly technical crafts, and there are opportunities to use modern computational approaches, including deep learning, in them.
Deep Knitting: https://arxiv.org/pdf/1902.02752.pdf
I'm not going to read this paper in detail, it may not be a great example of a successful deep learning application - but at least it's not an absurd idea.
Maybe not surprising if you're aware of the place of the Jacquard loom in the history of computer science.