AI Can Now Analyze And Categorize Volcanic Eruptions From Ash

BALI, INDONESIA - JUNE 29: Mount Agung erupts on June 29 emerging volcanic dust continually leading to its alert level, in Lempuyangan area, Karang Asem, Bali, Indonesia on June 29, 2018. A team of scientists have developed a neural network to diagnose volcanic eruptions -- and it has bigger implications than you might expect. Computer vision is finding its way into everything these days -- from Facebook's implementation of new facial recognition features to Amazon's retail tracking to Google's major announcements at I/O 2018. And for good reason: we increasingly live in a visual world, and with the rise of augmented reality as a computing platform, having algorithms that understand the world around us will be pivotal for making something like AR truly valuable for everyday users. But computer vision can also be used to understand natural disasters.