AI Inspiration #9: Machines Vs Doctors; Cool Uses of AR; Turing Test Alternatives
Here’s everything that’s new in artificial intelligence and computer vision, with a little tech pop culture to make the medicine go down. Our logic is undeniable.
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5 COOL USES OF AUGMENTED REALITY (NOW WITH COMPUTER VISION!)
With Apple’s new iPhone 8 and X, augmented reality (AR) is finally ready for its mainstream close-up. From restaurant menus that come alive to what that custom Ikea shelf system will look like on your wall, here are some of the more innovative and useful examples of the technology. Definitely try them at home!
MOVE OVER, TURING TEST. HERE’S WHY.
The Turing test has long been the gold standard for figuring out if a computer is human or not, but maybe that test has become obsolete. As this piece by All Turtles EIC Blaise Zerega posits, now that some machines can pull off superhuman feats — such as pour through thousands of x-rays to identify medical anomalies in just minutes — do we even care if they act like humans?
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USING IMAGE RECOGNITION TO BUY THE LATEST RUNWAY FASHIONS
Tommy Hilfiger has augmented its image recognition-enabled Snap mobile shopping app with augmented reality (AR). Aim your phone’s camera at any flat surface, and watch items from the London Fashion Week runway appear and make themselves buyable with just a couple of taps. Ditto browsing and shopping for items from the virtual, 360-degree catwalks, stores and editorial shoots featured in the interactive 360 videos.
3 WAYS MACHINES ARE BETTER THAN HUMANS AT MEDICINE
Computers still can’t perform jazz or write bug-free programs, but they’re surpassing humans on some medical fronts, particularly via computer vision that accurately spots cancer, diabetic retinopathy and other medical issues in x-ray and other images, per the chief of Google Brain at the recent Heidelberg Laureate Forum. Here’s a rundown of machine wins that still most definitely don’t include bedside manner.
HOW COMPUTER VISION GETS PEOPLE INTO THE OPERA HOUSE
Iconic and Instagrammed on a level unrivaled by few other cultural institutions, the Sydney Opera House nevertheless doesn’t get as many actual visitors to its world-class performances inside. Computer vision to the rescue: Using image recognition to identify every time a picture of the building was shared on social media, the opera house sent back custom video responses to everyone who posted, kicking off a continued and virtuous circle of reactions and reshares.
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