July 2020 Summaries

Clarifai Release 6.5 introduces significant enhancements to its search capabilities and user authentication processes, including the implementation of Social Single Sign-On (SSO). The update to search functionalities features a complete overhaul of the search APIs, enabling users to search for images by concept, visual similarity, or metadata, with automatic indexing upon upload. The release introduces a more versatile visual search that operates without the necessity of pre-labeling or training models with specific concepts, allowing localized search through detected image regions. Video search is also enhanced, treating each video frame as an individual image for search purposes. Additionally, the integration of Social SSO simplifies user access by allowing logins through existing Google and GitHub accounts, eliminating the need for new sign-up processes or passwords.

Clarifai version 6.4 introduces a platform that integrates both AI for text and images, enabling multi-modal workflows that combine computer vision and natural language processing into a single application. This integration is crucial in a world where communication often involves a mix of images, video, and text, and the unified platform ensures these AI modes work together seamlessly. The update includes a text embedding model that can be customized for various applications such as social media metrics, academic research categorization, and chatbots, as well as a text moderation model designed to filter out toxic content and enhance brand safety. Additionally, the visual text recognition feature allows for the conversion of printed text in images and videos into machine-encoded text, facilitating tasks such as editing and analysis, while CSV upload functionality streamlines the configuration and labeling of training data for classification models.

Clarifai, a leader in computer vision AI, has expanded its platform to include advanced text classification and visual text recognition models, seamlessly integrating these technologies with its existing capabilities. The platform now supports Natural Language Processing (NLP) to enhance the understanding and classification of text across various applications, such as social media, product reviews, and user-generated content, allowing for a comprehensive analysis of both text and visual data. Clarifai's Text Classification model is versatile, enabling users to create custom concepts for applications like sentiment analysis, document organization, and industry trend tracking, while Text Moderation offers a lightweight model for flagging inappropriate content without requiring custom training. Visual Text Recognition further enhances the platform by extracting and digitizing text from images and videos, facilitating editing, searching, and analysis. With these advancements, users can develop multimodal workflows, combining text and visual data for a unified AI solution to address complex business challenges.