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How image recognition works

Image recognition is one of the hottest areas right now, not just in ‘artificial intelligence’ circles, but in tech in general. It’s used in everything from detecting postal addresses on mail to faces in the street and weeds in the paddock. But how does it work? How does AI not only distinguish between different images, but recognise what an image contains?

PATTERNS AND ALGORITHMS

This will sound dopey, but go with me for a sec. Take a look at your family photos and you’ll recognise your family members. Why? Because you’ve seen them before – your brain has been ‘trained’ to recognise those people by associating different images with

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