Amazon Rekognition

Amazon Rekognition is a fully managed cloud-based service that provides pre-trained and customizable computer vision (CV) capabilities, allowing developers to easily add image and video analysis to their applications. It can identify objects, scenes, activities, faces, text, and inappropriate…

Key facts

First appeared
2016
Category
technology
Problem solved
Amazon Rekognition solves the problem of integrating sophisticated computer vision functionalities into applications without requiring specialized machine learning expertise, extensive data science teams, or substantial infrastructure investment. It provides ready-to-use APIs for common CV tasks, significantly lowering the barrier to entry for developers.
Platforms
AWS Cloud

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Notable users

  • Pinterest
  • Warner Bros. Discovery
  • Nextdoor
  • Ring (Amazon subsidiary for home security)
  • Intuit