I have been using Google Lens AI technology to identify plants. It is so convenient and easy to use. Just snap a photo and go to the Google app and click on the Google lens icon and click search on the photo. It told me the photo above is a forget-me-not. This technology is relatively new since 2017. I have located a mulberry tree which seeded in my garden (unwanted) and a mint plant which can get out of control. Of course it is not always right but mostly.
AI does not come without warnings. According to the article, AI can be biased and discriminatory, used in war, threaten jobs, etc.
As an aside, do you consider the forget-me-not a weed? It is considered invasive but I think it is so pretty. The wild violets can be another problem, they are also considered a weed, again so pretty.
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It's a weed, but beautiful all the same.
I like forget me not regardless of its spice dear Christine
I hope this app can be helpful to so many who wonder about name of birds and plants
These apps often charge a fee. I tend to avoid it unless I can test the function out before any purchase.
Interesting to know! A co-worker used the app to find out which K-pop star was on a bookmark someone left at the library...now if it could only tell us who left the book when it wasn't a library book.
I am glad the app is useful! Thanks for the Saturday post!
It is a pretty weed or not. Thanks for the post. I haven't used the app. I am sure I should.
Roentare this app is free luckily
I am very fond of Forget-me-nots.
So nice technology.
I have an app on my phone called PICTURE THIS, and I can take a pic of the leave of a plant and it will tell me what it is. I find that so cool that within seconds it can find what leave I am looking at and tell me what it is. They want like 30 bucks a yr for it but I put it on my phone over a yr ago and I am still not paying for it. I love it, cause if I have a quesiton of a plant it tells me if it is a plant I want to keep or dig up.
I like forget me nots. I also like other so called weeds that bloom beautifully. I will have to try the Google AI. Have a nice day.
I have used the Google image search to fact check pictures posted on line (a lot of times people post something and say it was from a specific event or that it was something recently vandalized, etc- but when you check the picture it turns out the picture is a few years old and has been edited). I love how easy it is to drop the picture in and find out the information. I haven't used it to identify plants/weeds- but that seems like a great idea. :)
~Jess
I love this and wouldn't have thought about using AI for identifying plants. Thanks for sharing. FYI: Violets have become very invasive at my house. Who'd a thought?
I love forget-me-nots, violets and even dandelions! I am not a big fan of AI, it is potentially very dangerous! Happy weekend, hugs, Valerie
For things like this it is wonderful but in other aspects it can be a bit scary. We have to keep our eyes and minds open to such thing, and question everything.
Wow, everyday a new app is born.
We have wild violets that come back year after year in the late spring, and I love them! AI is certainly taking our society by a storm, and I have so many mixed feelings about it. It's helpful but too intrusive for my liking.
Blessings, Christine!
I use https://identify.plantnet.org/. The more accurate the photo, the better the plant can be identified. I used it when I thought I had discovered hollyhocks, but it turned out to be a weed plant net identified. I see lots of clover in your yard, too. AI is a bit scary, even with real applications.
It's amazing what we can do with our computers and phones, isn't it?
Es genial te mando un beso
I quite like forget me nots.
All the best Jan
I hadn't heard about those warnings for AI but am not surprised. With this wonderful technology there are the cons also unfortunately. I like the photo, such a beautiful vibrant green.
Google Lens is definitely a very good tool
Some of our weeds are so pretty. My forget-me-nots have gone wild and come up all over but I don't really mind. I use my iphone camera to identify plants. It's pretty easy to do. And I've used Google lens to investigate other things - like when someone posts a photo of a building but doesn't identify it, or if I am looking to buy something, I can look for other options that might be cheaper.
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