This article describes a new advancement in the field of AI that allows for accurate estimation of metric depth in both indoor and outdoor settings. The main problem addressed is the difficulty in achieving accurate depth estimation due to differences in RGB and depth distributions as well as the inherent scale ambiguity in photos.
The researchers have developed a new model called DMD (Diffusion for Metric Depth) that tackles these issues. DMD uses a v-parameterization for diffusion, which significantly improves inference speed in neural network denoising. This model achieves state-of-the-art performance, with a relative error that is 25% lower on indoor datasets and 33% lower on outdoor datasets than previous models.
These findings are detailed in a recent research paper, which can be accessed from the project website. The researchers are excited about the potential impact of their work and are looking forward to sharing more AI research news and projects through their newsletter and social media channels.
Dhanshree Shenwai, the author of this piece, is a Computer Science Engineer with a strong background in FinTech, AI, and machine learning technologies. She has an interest in exploring new advancements in today’s evolving world.