Here is my thought process:
> - Move your barrow under a camera.
Minimum $5k, closer to $25k, to set physical hardware, network, queueing line and instructions
> - It would take a picture and through image recognition identify and classify pumpkins based on size.
$100k+ capex to get implemented model on hardware, sufficient training samples + training expertise, QA, etc. Ongoing opex for maintenance (sun, weather), model maintenance, and cloud infra / use
> - This would be pushed to cashier with total.
Customers would argue with cashier, much like self-checkout lines at big box stores.
> - Maybe where confidence level on classification was low it would prompt human intervention.
Confidence could be high on false positives/negatives.
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Overall, I like the idea of AI-assistive technology implementations. Are we to the point where it won't wreck the economics of a small operation?
> - Move your barrow under a camera.
Minimum $5k, closer to $25k, to set physical hardware, network, queueing line and instructions
> - It would take a picture and through image recognition identify and classify pumpkins based on size.
$100k+ capex to get implemented model on hardware, sufficient training samples + training expertise, QA, etc. Ongoing opex for maintenance (sun, weather), model maintenance, and cloud infra / use
> - This would be pushed to cashier with total.
Customers would argue with cashier, much like self-checkout lines at big box stores.
> - Maybe where confidence level on classification was low it would prompt human intervention.
Confidence could be high on false positives/negatives.
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Overall, I like the idea of AI-assistive technology implementations. Are we to the point where it won't wreck the economics of a small operation?