Computer Vision News - August 2017

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Computer Vision News lists some of the great stories that we have just found
somewhere else. We share them with you, adding a short comment. Enjoy!
The Difference Between Deep Learning andMachine Learning
In the never ending debate over this question, we
recommend you read ’s opinion, which is as
usual very meaningful and to the point. Read it with all its
quotes and references in Arthur’s excellent blog
Computer VisionApplications inMental Health: Dr. LPMorency
When did you last hear about how our community’s work
can contribute to mental health? This is why we want you
to read this passionating interview with this Carnegie
Mellon professor working on these issues and suggesting
algorithmic solutions to support clinicians in assessing
depression, anxiety and other mental illness.
Why Google Can’t Tell You if itWill Be DarkWhen YouGet Home
Or why Google has an answer for practically everything
but a few apparently simple questions. Emmanuel
Mogenet , head of Google Research Europe, explains why he
and his team of 130 Googlers in Zurich, Switzerland, cannot
get to the semantic meaning of this question and are
desperately trying to change this.
ARHelmetHelpsFirefightersSeethroughSmokeandGetoutofFire
A new system called C-THRU provides real time navigation
through a transparent AR display placed directly within the
firefighters line of sight. It is developed by a company
called Qwake Technologies using also principles from the
field of visual neuroscience. It aims to help firefighters get in
an out of the fire five times faster.
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Microsoft,ApplePatentsHintatHandGesturinginHomeAppliances
Both Microsoft and Apple have files patents disclosing a
strong interest in developing highly sophisticated next-gen
Natural User Interfaces (NUIs): advanced hand gesturing
systems that will one day work with home appliances,
desktops, notebooks, vehicles and so forth.
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