Initially, the Internet was built for text, and technology has learned how to read at a pretty advanced level. However, the web has become increasingly visual, and tech has not fully kept up: the Internet can read, but it can’t see. In 2016, that will change. Image recognition and visual search have made impressive strides and will become adult technologies. The vast number of web companies that have acquired image-recognition startups proves that expectations are high. So let’s look at where we are and where we’re going. Technology is ready for it When the media report on visual search and image…
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