AI engineering glossary · Computer vision

What is mobileNet?

MobileNet: A family of compact CNNs that use depthwise separable convolutions to run fast on phones and embedded devices with modest accuracy loss. Width and resolution multipliers let engineers trade accuracy for speed.

Level: intermediateTopic: Computer vision

MobileNet: an example

A Bengaluru start-up runs a MobileNet on-device to check that an uploaded ID photo is not blurry before sending it to the server.

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MobileNet is part of the AI Engineering Program, which teaches it with notes, a hands-on lab and an exam. The first lesson is free.

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