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retrievr - example based image search

Okay, so you are looking for a picture of a bunny rabbit.  How do image searches work today?  Well, go over to Google’s image search and it is all based on keywords associated with images on web pages.  However, just because someone tags an image as “bunny rabbit” does not mean it will be a bunny rabbit.

Enter retrievr - example base image search - where you draw what you are looking for and it trys to find images that match your sketch.  retriever is an experimental image search that is using Flickr images to search.

Experiment with retrievr and see what you can find.  It isn’t great - but it is fun and like any technology that is not mature today - give it some time and I am sure there will be some real progress.