Create a Style Transfer Snapchat Lens with SnapML’s ML Component

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SnapML provides a way to utilize machine learning to build more immersive Snapchat AR Lenses. Style transfer is a computer vision technology that allows creators and developers to transfer any design from one source image to any targeted image.

Once our style transfer model is ready, we’ll upload and configure the converted ONNX/PB model file in Lens Studio, and from there, upload the resulting to our personal Snapchat app. And, then we can make it public so that others can use our lens.

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Implementing a Fritz AI Machine Learning Model in an iOS app

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Fritz AI allows developers to use mobile-optimized machine learning (ML) algorithms to create custom ML models (without code) for use in their apps.

In this article, we’ll walk you through the process of creating an image labeling ML model that can identify different car logos, and then integrating the model into an iOS app.

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Snapchat Lens Creator Spotlight: Katrina Iosia

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Katrina Iosia used to own a cake decorating business. Now, she creates even more tantalizing creations on Snapchat. The New Zealand born Niuean lens creator’s work, often inspired by the ocean, spans physical sculptures and mixed reality, with exhibitions in galleries and on the street.

Fascinated by her immensely creative work, I reached out to learn more about the artist.

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Using Furhat and Rasa to Assist when You Forget a Word Mid-Sentence: A Student Group Project

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Every single one of us will intermittently try to conjure the right word for a given moment, pausing mid-sentence to try and remember it. For example, forgetting the name of a place caused this hesitation:

We can all relate to this, but as cognition declines, these pauses become more common and more pronounced.

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Introducing the Fritz AI Dataset Generator for Mobile Machine Learning

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Today we’re excited to introduce the Fritz AI Dataset Generator, a new component of Fritz AI Studio, designed to break down a major barrier between developers and the creation of incredible machine learning-powered mobile applications.

That barrier is data acquisition. Despite advances in neural network architectures and their optimizations for mobile deployment, there often isn’t enough available high-quality data on which to train those models.

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SwiftUI: A New Starting Point for iOS Development

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Mobile development provides opportunities for ideas and solutions to find their ways into the pockets of millions of users. As phones become more powerful, the possibilities expand exponentially.

That’s why I’m so excited about SwiftUI. Apple’s adoption of declarative and reactive UI design makes it easier for anyone to create great looking and powerful iOS apps.

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Snapchat Lens Creator Spotlight: Atit Kharel

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I’m not going to lie, I spent way too much time playing with the various lenses Atit Kharel has shared with the world. He made it possible to go from my kitchen in Massachusetts to the Sydney Harbour Bridge in one step — how cool is that?!

From RC cars to learning a new language, I was struck by the variety of lenses Atit has made. I asked him a few questions to learn more about his process.

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