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Tag, AI is It: Widen Integrates Image Recognition Services That Auto-Tag MetadataMADISON, Wis., Nov. 09, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Widen has integrated its digital asset management (DAM) platform with four image recognition services that use artificial intelligence (AI) to auto-tag metadata. Integrations with Amazon Rekognition, Clarifai, Cloud Sight, and Imagga are now available to Widen Collective customers. Widen believes these AI tools can help marketing teams find a balance between automation and human perception. “Our position is to embrace AI and invite marketers to choose the right service for different assets,” said Deanna Ballew, VP of Product Development at Widen. “AI can complement human creativity and intuition, but it cannot replace them.” Image recognition services increase the searchability of images by recognizing attributes and applying them as tags or keywords. Admins can set auto-tagging for specific upload profiles and metadata fields to ensure that new images carry standard information, no matter who submits them. Currently, the services detect:
“Over the summer, we tested image recognition extensively then invited dozens of customers to experiment with the four services we liked best. Based on our experiences and customer feedback, we think that AI will reduce the time that people spend manually tagging assets,” said Chris Schroeder, Product Manager at Widen. “For major projects, like user-generated photo contests, auto-tagging will be a welcome ally.” Widen introduced the image recognition integrations with its 100th DAM release since 1996. More information about the release is available at http://www.widen.com/blog. About Widen Contact: |