APPLE AI RESEARCH
Why Would Apple Release Powerful Depth Calculating Software As Open-Source?
This Depth Pro software seems to have a lot of potential uses
Apple recently announced and released open-source code for something they call Depth Pro, which they say is able to create 3D depth maps from single 2D images in a fraction of a second. I can’t even begin to understand the code, but if you are the kind of person who can, here it is:
I also don’t know anything about the current state of the art for doing this kind of thing, but Apple says it provides “unparalleled sharpness and high-frequency details” and an article at Venture Beat says it is “an enormous leap from slower, less precise models that came before it.”
If the articles I read are right, Apple’s Depth Pro could change everything from AR development to autonomous driving.
So what is it good for?
My first thought was those “See how this furniture would look in your home” tools…