The etymology of the term “intelligence,” derived from the Latin “intelligere,” found in major European languages is related to two elements: “inter” meaning “between” or “among,” and “legĕre” meaning “to choose” or “to read.” Specifically, “inter” indicates the action of choosing among several possibilities, of distinguishing between different things or ideas; “legĕre” means either “to read” in the sense of perceiving with the mind, or “to gather,” “to choose,” or “to distinguish.”
Thus, “intelligere” in Latin means “to choose between” or “to read between” and refers to the ability to understand, to grasp the meaning of something, to distinguish between different possibilities.
With Visual Recognition, the ability of a machine to perceive an object, animal or person and know what it is based on previous experience or similar visual information, comes the possibility of having an assistant that can recognize and describe everything around us. The Italian research center IIT has developed a cane for the blind with a button that activates a cell phone camera, designed to obtain spoken descriptions of what for these people they encounter on their way and cannot see.
Already available Visual Recognition technologies include Google Lens-a mobile image recognition app developed by Google, later integrated into Android’s Camera app, and Ray-Ban Meta glasses that can recognize objects and places thanks to built-in artificial intelligence (AI) functionality.
We can finally learn to recognize, for example, plant species, plants and flowers, or the breeds of dogs and cats in our environment.
Or it is possible to obtain recognition and description of monuments and works of art that are in our field of vision.
In education, these technological performances enable the development of sophisticated outdoor learning experiences, learning outside the school environment.
An educational visit to a botanical park, at a historical center, museum or cathedral can be transformed into an effective field learning tour.
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