CVFeb 3, 2016
Image and Information
arXiv:1602.01228v1
Originality Synthesis-oriented
AI Analysis
It addresses foundational questions about image information for researchers, but it is incremental as it only highlights existing puzzles without new solutions.
The paper discusses the concept of information in images and how machines can retrieve it effectively, but it does not present a specific problem or result with concrete numbers.
A well-known old adage says that {\em "A picture is worth a thousand words!"} (attributed to the Chinese philosopher Confucius ca 500 years BC). But more precisely, what do we mean by information in images? And how can it be retrieved effectively by machines? We briefly highlight these puzzling questions in this column. But first of all, let us start by defining more precisely what is meant by an "Image."