Google Cloud democratizes machine learning access with AutoML Video

Bringing together the staff, resources and expertise necessary to apply machine learning models toward analyzing video content libraries isn’t so easy for all media companies. But Google Cloud may have leveled the playing field a bit.The company today announced AutoML Video, a new machine learning feature within its Cloud AutoML product that launched in January 2018. AutoML Video, which is still in beta, allows Google Cloud users to customize models that automatically classify video content with self-defined labels. It’s designed for media and entertainment businesses looking to simplify tasks like automatically removing commercials or creating highlight reels. It can be used in other verticals as well for video analysis geared toward tracking traffic patterns or overseeing manufacturing processes.Google offers a pair of artificial intelligence products for analyzing video libraries. AutoML Video Intelligence has a graphical interface for training video classification models. It’s built for projects that need custom labels which aren’t covered by the pre-trained Video Intelligence API.The Video Intelligence API has pre-trained machine learning models that automatically recognize objects, places, and actions in stored and streaming video.