Re:Playing with DALL-E 2
by kristianov on Tuesday April 12, 2022 @10:54PM
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It's only good for rough estimates. For accurate inventory you have to hand-count the items just to be sure. RFID tag is a much better technology.
Re:Playing with DALL-E 2
by jazzyjackson on Wednesday April 13, 2022 @02:07AM
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"count the objects" is an interesting example to choose, it brings to mind the 1962 analog computer called "numa-rete" , composed of a grid of photocell nuerons (physical circuits) that works in parallel to instantaneously count the objects sitting on its surface.
Not far off from image recognition, save for the background segmentation ;)
machine is briefly described here, I've seen a more thorough breakdown somewhere out there... https://distributedmuseum.illinois.edu/exhibit/biological_co...
If that worked well you could skip annual inventory, on which many companies spend huge amounts on. If you could just have a robot with video driving through the aisles of a supermarket to detect the number of items, misplaced items or expired items, that would be a huge value add and lead to less waste. But I doubt we're there yet.
That "count the objects" app that can tell you how many items you have in a photo seems like a very practical application that wasn't possible with traditional CV before ML.