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AI · November 30, 2016

Amazon Rekognition

Deep learning-based image recognition API from Amazon

Amazon Rekognition launched on November 30, 2016 with 318 votes, #67 of 3,636 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 9 years on.

In plain words

Amazon Rekognition is a deep learning-based image recognition API from Amazon Web Services. It analyzes images to identify objects, people, text, and scenes. The tool is designed for developers building applications that require automated image analysis capabilities. It integrates with AWS infrastructure and processes images at scale for tasks like content moderation, facial analysis, and object detection across various industries.

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From the sources

Amazon Rekognition automates image recognition and video analysis for your applications without machine learning (ML) experience.

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