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APPLE AI RESEARCH
Why Would Apple Release Powerful Depth Calculating Software As Open-Source?
This Depth Pro software seems to have a lot of potential uses
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I also don’t know anything about the current state of the art for doing this kind of thing, but Apple says it provides “unparalleled sharpness and high-frequency details” and an article at Venture Beat says it is “an enormous leap from slower, less precise models that came before it.”
If the articles I read are right, Apple’s Depth Pro could change everything from AR development to autonomous driving.
So what is it good for?
My first thought was those “See how this furniture would look in your home” tools, which have been crappy…








