{"componentChunkName":"component---src-templates-blog-post-js","path":"/blog/japan-city-tests-ai-powered-photo-analysis-to-help-citizens-properly-dispose-trash/","result":{"data":{"site":{"siteMetadata":{"title":"No Frills News"}},"contentfulNfnPost":{"postTitle":"Japan city tests AI-powered photo analysis to help citizens properly dispose trash","slug":"japan-city-tests-ai-powered-photo-analysis-to-help-citizens-properly-dispose-trash","createdLocal":"2023-02-12 14:30:46.070744","publishDate":"2023-02-11 00:00:00","feedName":"Image Recognition","sourceUrl":{"sourceUrl":"https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20230211/p2a/00m/0sc/015000c"},"postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"<p>Every day, the city receives frequent inquiries about how to correctly separate household garbage, along with complaints that it is hard to reach them by phone.\nTo help residents divide and dispose their waste, in July 2021 the city introduced an AI-powered chatbot which is accessible around the clock.\nBy adding an image analysis feature, the city hopes to improve the chatbot's usability and increase its number of users.\nThe AI chatbot then offers instructions for its proper separation and disposal.\nHowever, the system's image analysis is currently not as accurate as hoped, so it will remain in a test phase until December.</p>"}}}},"pageContext":{"slug":"japan-city-tests-ai-powered-photo-analysis-to-help-citizens-properly-dispose-trash"}}}