Multimodal AI
Image classification
Assigning a label or set of labels to an image as a whole.
Example
AI labels a photo as showing a bicycle.
Why people use it
It helps organize large image collections by what they appear to contain.
What you'll hear
“Sort these pictures by their main subject.”
What this means for you
Decide whether you need a whole-picture label or the object's exact location.
Can you control it?
Developer-only
The people building or running the AI choose this setup. An everyday user generally needs their help to change how this part works.
Common questions
- Does classification show where the bicycle is?
- Not necessarily. Locating objects is a separate detection task.
- Can the background affect the label?
- Yes. The AI may rely on scenery or other clues instead of the object that matters.
- Can one image have multiple labels?
- Yes, if the system allows it. A photograph might show both a person and a bicycle.