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Simple Python code for accessing Sun RGB-D and similar datasets3D understanding from 2D images is the first step into a larger world.As many of the primitive tasks in computer vision approach a solved state — decent, quasi-general solutions now being available for image segmentation and text-conditioned generation, with general answers to visual question answering, depth estimation, and general object detection well on the way — I and many of my colleagues have been looking to use CV in larger tasks. When a human looks at…

Google Docs is an extremely useful and popular tool for writing down everything from quick notes to business proposals to entire novels. Google has been adding some new features to it like the generative AI feature called Help me write. Now, Google is bringing the ability to add handwritten annotations to Docs. This will allow you to better annotate your documents and provide feedback for other collaborators. Help me write is a generative AI tool that’s powered by Google Gemini to generate any type of text based on your…

Mike Mignola told Variety that his version of "Pinocchio" is gothic and "almost Victorian-looking," comparing the look of "Pinocchio: The Illuminated Edition" to the world he created in "Hellboy" because he illustrated the classic story in his signature style. He admitted he was determined to make his version of "Pinocchio" unique and not something that was a direct copy of other adaptations or the classic story itself. "My Pinocchio is a bit more primitive," Mignola shared. "He's a bit more simple,…

Towards sustainable tech solutions for nonprofits with purpose and empathyCougar in Purisima Creek Redwoods Preserve by Felidae Conservation FundIn this post, I briefly chronicle my journey designing and building an AI-powered, human-in-the-loop system to manage Felidae Conservation Fund’s camera trap images & annotations. If you’re interested in the role of technology in wildlife conservation, building computer vision applications or working with nonprofits, you might find this post useful. If you want a high-level…

Hand-drawing on a screen is always hit-and-miss, and annotations usually end up looking scribbly and a bit, well, terrible. This iOS 16 trick will make them look amazing and professional. OK, take this photo of my morning coffee, and let's say I want to annotate it. My coffee (badly) annotated. Adrian Kingsley-HughesIt looks a bit terrible, doesn't it? (Actually, it took me several attempts to get annotations that looked that good!)But we can make it a lot better. Here's how. Step 1: Go into Photos and find the image…

Microsoft Bing has recently added three notations to its search results pages that show price history, available coupons and ethical choice ratings. Price history. Bing shows a graph showing whether a product price has increased, decreased or is stable. It highlights the high, median and low prices. Here’s what it looks like: Microsoft Bing’s Price history annotation This annotation is available in the U.S., Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Australia and India.…

Gain Insights from a Comparison in Three Lines of CodeImagine you are trying to determine if there is a significant difference in the median total payment between two cities that a taxi picks up. You decide to create a box plot to observe the total fare per pickup city.Image by AuthorThis plot gives you some ideas about the difference in the total fare between multiple cities but doesn’t give you insights into what you are looking for.Wouldn’t it be nice if you add statistical annotations on a box plot like below? That is…