Meta's new AI model can identify objects in images. Here's why that matters

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When it comes to generative AI news, Meta has taken somewhat of a backseat as of late. However, on Wednesday, the tech giant unveiled research on image segmentation that could have a large impact on the future of AI. 

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Image segmentation simply refers to an AI model that can identify different items in a photo. For example, in a photo of a box of fruit, using image segmentation, an AI model would be able to identify each individual fruit photographed and the box, as seen by the Meta demo. 

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