I am working on a new book that explores how tech tools can add value to existing resources. I call the approach “layering”. More about this project in a few months.
In exploring what might be coming, I have been considering what is available when it comes to augmented reality. This is adding information to what is visible in the world. The version of augmentation that offers information about a location is easy. How about adding information about unfamiliar objects.
The most basic form of information about an object would be identification. I knew that there are some services that attempt to identify images. I read that Wolfram had an advanced image identification service so I thought I would give it a try.
I admit that the following image is upside down and the image would be difficult to match to a database, but the image is not a shark.
I then tried what I thought was an iconic image from my wildlife collection.
Again, the Wolfram service was wrong, but suggested several different birds none of which were loons. It seems the Wolfram service attempts to learn from errors and it allowed me to describe the image. I hope I was helpful.
I did try the Google photo search with the loon image. It suggested it was a bird. Not that helpful.
Maybe I will have to offer examples of the futuristic stuff in the second edition.
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