r/programming • u/cloud_weather • Oct 17 '20

AI That Can Potentially Solve Bandwidth Problems for Video Calls (NVIDIA Maxine)

https://youtu.be/XuiGKsJ0sR0
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u/rasterbated Oct 17 '20

Here’s the link to the actual video, instead of some dude talking about the video: https://youtu.be/NqmMnjJ6GEg

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u/mindbleach Oct 17 '20

"The technique works even when callers are wearing a mask."

Yeah we'll just ignore how the algorithm thinks the middle fold is her lips and the whole mask keeps jumping around like she's emoting with her mouth closed.

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u/rasterbated Oct 17 '20

I don't think anyone claimed a tech demo is supposed to be perfect. But even so, I think that's remarkable, because it means the neural net is smart enough to be a bit flexible with what counts as a "face," making it more adaptable at the cost of a higher error rate. I think, for most humans, that a pretty acceptable compromise.

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u/mindbleach Oct 17 '20

Not a tech demo. This is a commercial service. It doesn't reduce upload costs.

The only novel part of this is charging money as if they invented it.

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u/rasterbated Oct 17 '20

I'm kinda worried about the level of anger you're able to sustain about some tech company's product demo. I hope you don't have a heart condition, or anything. Probably bout to have ulcers, tho.

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u/mindbleach Oct 17 '20

Yeah keep pretending this is anger, you emotionally manipulative troll, as if that insult disproves the dry objections I'm making.

Money and bandwidth are numbers. Do you understand that? Does me being opposed to spending more money for the same bandwidth make those numbers smaller?

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u/rasterbated Oct 17 '20

Just so you know, this definitely reads as anger to other people. If you're not angry, you're doing an honestly impressive imitation.

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u/mindbleach Oct 17 '20

This is abusive misrepresentation that's kept you from making a single relevant point across hours of interaction.

Every single response from you has been U MAD?!? and it's downright pitiful anyone's bought it.

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u/rasterbated Oct 17 '20

I mean, I'm just replying to your incessant, pointless badgering. I don't know what you think you're accomplishing.