lip-reading-deeplearning
AI
computer vision lipreading
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How HN took it
3 positive, 5 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 2 critical, out of 10 comments about the project. Thread score +0.09.
Idea: 3 for, 2 against
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Fascinating and potentially useful application such as sign language
From 2 comments
This is fascinating. Has anyone considered repurposing this for something like sign language?
meow_mix on HNThat's actually a really good application with some real potential for improving lives. High five mate
Havoc on HN
Objections
Code matches audio to video rather than recognizing speech, so it isn't really lipreading
From 2 comments
Maybe I'm misunderstanding the code, but it looks like it's matching audio to video, not actually recognizing speech given a video. That is, it could answer "does this audio line…
gok on HNExactly. How is this "lipreading"? Clickbait.
person_of_color on HN
Ethical and weaponization concerns about surveillance uses
From 2 comments
OK. But WHY? All technology has moral implications. Did you create this to actually help people? Do you care if it is weaponized? Think before you create.
orasis on HNHow many secret efforts are there to accomplish this already for the MIC? I can't imagine that there arent already some Palantir-like efforts to accomplish this. Imagine a REALLY…
samstave on HN
No demonstration video provided
From 1 comment
no demonstration video?
anotheryou on HN
Requests
Demonstration video
From 1 comment
no demonstration video?
anotheryou on HN
Application to sign language
From 1 comment
This is fascinating. Has anyone considered repurposing this for something like sign language?
meow_mix on HN
Questions
Does training need paired audio and mouth video
From 2 comments
in order to train doesn't it have to match audio output to a video of mouth movement? Doesn't deep learning imply training on sample result?
pavs on HNI didn't take a deep dive of the code but in order to train it's going to need to be fed audio files with the actual video/mouth shapes/etc. Essentially it needs it to tell the…
derimagia on HN
Alternatives named
Oxford and DeepMind lipreading video work
From 1 comment
Not the same project, but here's one from Oxford + Deepmind: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fa5QGremQf8
ehsankia on HN
Laser microphone and vibration eavesdropping
From 2 comments
For windows, they already have this, IIUC. You bound a laser beam of the window and measure the vibrations. Random guys can just do this in their garage.…
asdfasgasdgasdg on HNhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser_microphone
s_m_t on HN