I attempted to classify images coming straight in a real time from the web camera by using ml5.js with pre-trained model called MobileNet. It doesn’t recognize most of the items but It was pretty amazing to experiment with! Machine learning is not magic. The model only knows about what it’s been trained with. In this case, the MobileNet model was trained on a somewhat arbitrary set of objects. Pre-trained models like this provide friendly starting points for beginners. With just a line or two of code, a variety of models can be run. Best thing about this project was the experiment itself, I was very curious each time if the model could predict the object, the worst part is using the browser, the speed slows down.
