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![[EN] Article 105 - Defect detection - n°15 - Unsupervised Anomaly Detection vs Supervised Defect Detection](https://infoscribe.ai/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/EN-Article-105-Defect-detection-n°15-Unsupervised-Anomaly-Detection-vs-Supervised-Defect-Detection-768x768.png)
The question deserves asking directly, including by those whose business is annotation: is annotation...
![[EN] Article 104 - Defect detection - n°14 - Securing Production Images - Industrial Confidentiality and ISO 27001](https://infoscribe.ai/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/EN-Article-104-Defect-detection-n°14-Securing-Production-Images-Industrial-Confidentiality-and-ISO-27001-768x402.jpg)
Confidentiality is the first obstacle in a vision inspection project, and often the only one technique...
![[EN] Article 103 - Defect detection - n°13 - Cost and ROI of a Defect Detection Project](https://infoscribe.ai/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/EN-Article-103-Defect-detection-n°13-Cost-and-ROI-of-a-Defect-Detection-Project-768x281.webp)
Searching for the return on investment of a vision inspection project produces a remarkable convergence...
![[EN] Article 102 - Defect detection - n°12 - False Positives, False Negatives - Defect Detection Model Metrics](https://infoscribe.ai/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/EN-Article-102-Defect-detection-n°12-False-Positives-False-Negatives-Defect-Detection-Model-Metrics-768x432.png)
An inspection system is not judged on its accuracy. It is judged on how it distributes its errors between...
![[EN] Article 101 - Defect detection - n°11 - Predictive Maintenance by Vision - Monitoring Infrastructure and Equipment](https://infoscribe.ai/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/EN-Article-101-Defect-detection-n°11-Predictive-Maintenance-by-Vision-Monitoring-Infrastructure-and-Equipment-768x403.png)
Predictive maintenance by vision differs from industrial inspection through an inversion of its relationship...
![[EN] Article 15 - Image annotation - n°15 - Image Annotation in the Age of Foundation Models - What Does the Future Hold-](https://infoscribe.ai/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/EN-Article-15-Image-annotation-n°15-Image-Annotation-in-the-Age-of-Foundation-Models-What-Does-the-Future-Hold--768x432.webp)
Foundation models are reshaping the artificial intelligence landscape faster than most practitioners...
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Logistics is a natural extension of industrial defect detection, and yet it inverts several of its principles....
A thread-like defect breaks the usual metrics before it breaks the models. A crack two pixels wide and...
![[EN] Article 14 - Image annotation - n°14 - The 10 Most Common Image Annotation Mistakes](https://infoscribe.ai/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/EN-Article-14-Image-annotation-n°14-The-10-Most-Common-Image-Annotation-Mistakes-768x361.webp)
Machine learning teams spend weeks refining model architectures, testing new neural network topologies,...
![[EN] Article 98 - Defect detection - n°8 - Why Defect Detection Needs Trade-Trained Annotators](https://infoscribe.ai/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/EN-Article-98-Defect-detection-n°8-Why-Defect-Detection-Needs-Trade-Trained-Annotators-768x461.webp)
One figure sums up the problem industrial annotation poses. On a tool wear segmentation task, expert...
![[EN] Article 97 - Defect detection - n°7 - Building a Defect Detection Dataset from Production Images](https://infoscribe.ai/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/EN-Article-97-Defect-detection-n°7-Building-a-Defect-Detection-Dataset-from-Production-Images-768x512.webp)
The ratio between available images and annotated ones is the most revealing figure in an industrial project....
![[EN] Article 96 - Defect detection - n°6 - PCB and Electronic Component Inspection by Vision](https://infoscribe.ai/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/EN-Article-96-Defect-detection-n°6-PCB-and-Electronic-Component-Inspection-by-Vision-768x432.webp)
Electronics occupies a singular position in industrial inspection: it is the only field where the reference...
![[EN] Article 95 - Defect detection - n°5 - Wood, Textile, Glass - Defect Detection by Material](https://infoscribe.ai/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/EN-Article-95-Defect-detection-n°5-Wood-Textile-Glass-Defect-Detection-by-Material-768x576.png)
Three materials, one apparently identical task, and three physically unrelated problems. On wood, the...
![[EN] Article 94 - Defect detection - n°4 - Defect Detection on Metal Surfaces - Steel, Welds and Machining](https://infoscribe.ai/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/EN-Article-94-Defect-detection-n°4-Defect-Detection-on-Metal-Surfaces-Steel-Welds-and-Machining-768x551.webp)
One model, one dataset, and performance varying twofold depending on the defect type. On the reference...
![[EN] Article 13 - Image annotation - n°13 - Building a Training Dataset - Volume, Diversity and Bias](https://infoscribe.ai/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/EN-Article-13-Image-annotation-n°13-Building-a-Training-Dataset-Volume-Diversity-and-Bias-768x632.webp)
A computer vision model is never better than the data used to build it. This principle, often stated...
![[EN] Article 93 - Defect detection - n°3 - Annotating Rare Defects - Managing Class Imbalance](https://infoscribe.ai/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/EN-Article-93-Defect-detection-n°3-Annotating-Rare-Defects-Managing-Class-Imbalance-768x501.webp)
One published case sums up the imbalance problem on its own. On a real, imbalanced dataset of ultrasonic...
![[FR] Article 12 - Annotation d'images - n°12 - RGPD et annotation d'images - visages, plaques et données personnelles](https://infoscribe.ai/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/FR-Article-12-Annotation-dimages-n°12-RGPD-et-annotation-dimages-visages-plaques-et-donnees-personnelles-1-768x420.webp)
Launching an image annotation project on video streams captured by dashcams, drones, surveillance systems,...
When a computer vision model needs to analyze a video stream rather than a still image, the demands placed...
![[EN] Article 92 - Defect detection - n°2 - Automated Quality Control on a Production Line - A Practical Guide](https://infoscribe.ai/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/EN-Article-92-Defect-detection-n°2-Automated-Quality-Control-on-a-Production-Line-A-Practical-Guide-768x511.webp)
A vision system that works in the lab and fails in production usually does not have an algorithm problem....
![[EN] Article 91 - Defect detection - n°1 - Defect Detection by Computer Vision - The Complete Guide](https://infoscribe.ai/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/EN-Article-91-Defect-detection-n°1-Defect-Detection-by-Computer-Vision-The-Complete-Guide-768x518.webp)
There is a disconcerting gap between published performance in defect detection and what the same methods...
![[EN] Article 10 - Image annotation - n°10 - From 2D to 3D - Annotating LiDAR Point Clouds](https://infoscribe.ai/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/EN-Article-10-Image-annotation-n°10-From-2D-to-3D-Annotating-LiDAR-Point-Clouds-768x402.webp)
Image annotation has long been the backbone of computer vision projects. For years, data teams worked...
![[EN] Article 9 - Image annotation - n°9 - Image Annotation for Object Detection - A Step-by-Step Method](https://infoscribe.ai/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/EN-Article-9-Image-annotation-n°9-Image-Annotation-for-Object-Detection-A-Step-by-Step-Method-768x361.png)
Object detection is one of the most widely deployed tasks in computer vision: identifying the presence,...
![[EN] Article 8 - Image annotation - n°8 - Writing Effective Image Annotation Guidelines](https://infoscribe.ai/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/EN-Article-8-Image-annotation-n°8-Writing-Effective-Image-Annotation-Guidelines-768x473.png)
Building a reliable AI model begins long before the first training run. It starts with clean, consistent...
![[EN] Article 7 - Image annotation - n°7 - Image Annotation Tools in 2026 - CVAT, Label Studio and Alternatives](https://infoscribe.ai/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/EN-Article-7-Image-annotation-n°7-Image-Annotation-Tools-in-2026-CVAT-Label-Studio-and-Alternatives-768x295.webp)
Choosing an image annotation tool is a decision that shapes your entire data pipeline for years to come....
![[EN] Article 5 - Image annotation - n°5 - Measuring Image Annotation Quality - IoU, Precision and Consensus Methods](https://infoscribe.ai/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/EN-Article-5-Image-annotation-n°5-Measuring-Image-Annotation-Quality-IoU-Precision-and-Consensus-Methods-768x431.jpg)
The performance of a computer vision model depends on far more than its architecture or the sheer volume...
![Image annotation [EN] - Article No](https://infoscribe.ai/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Image-annotation-EN-Article-No.-3-How-Much-Does-an-Image-Annotation-Project-Cost-768x768.png)
It is the first question asked in almost every request for proposal, and often the least well answered:...
![Image annotation [EN] - Article No](https://infoscribe.ai/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Image-annotation-EN-Article-No.-1-The-Complete-Guide-to-Training-a-Computer-Vision-Model-768x326.png)
No computer vision model sees anything on its own. Behind every system that spots a defect on a production...
![[EN] Article 2 - Image annotation - n°2 - Bounding Box, Polygon or Segmentation - Choosing the Right Type of Image Annotation](https://infoscribe.ai/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/EN-Article-2-Image-annotation-n°2-Bounding-Box-Polygon-or-Segmentation-Choosing-the-Right-Type-of-Image-Annotation-768x220.webp)
Rectangle, polygonal outline, or pixel-level mask: choosing the geometry is the first technical decision...
![Image annotation [EN] - Article No. 6 - Image Annotation Manual vs](https://infoscribe.ai/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Image-annotation-EN-Article-No.-6-Image-Annotation-Manual-vs.-Automatic-Why-Human-Expertise-Remains-Indispensable-768x753.webp)
Over the past few years, pre-labeling tools and auto-annotation systems have fundamentally changed how...
![Text annotation [EN] - Article No](https://infoscribe.ai/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Text-annotation-EN-Article-No.-3-Document-Classification-Building-a-Corpus-Through-Text-Annotation-768x768.png)
Document classification is one of the most widely deployed natural language processing tasks in applied...
![Text annotation [EN] - Article No](https://infoscribe.ai/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Text-annotation-EN-Article-No.-1-Text-Annotation-The-Complete-Guide-to-NLP-Tasks-768x433.webp)
Natural language processing models cannot build their own foundations. Every supervised NLP system, from...
![Text annotation [EN] - Article No](https://infoscribe.ai/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Text-annotation-EN-Article-No.-2-Named-Entity-Recognition-A-Text-Annotation-Methodology-1-768x384.webp)
Named Entity Recognition (NER) is one of the most structuring tasks in text annotation for natural language...

Why Data Annotation Is Becoming a Strategic Priority for Industry
The global industry is undergoing a...

Artificial intelligence has emerged as one of the most powerful levers for advancing modern agriculture....
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