Fast image classifications in real-time

Posted to Software | Tags: classification, images, neural networks | Nathan Yau

NeuralTalk2 uses neural networks to caption images quickly. To demonstrate, the video below shows a webcam feed that continuously updates with new image captions based on what the computer sees. It’s not perfect of course, but the performance is impressive.

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