# Images Projects at AI Tinkerers

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Images: The core technology encoding visual information as binary data, leveraging algorithms for acquisition, manipulation, and high-efficiency compression.

Digital Images is the foundational technology converting light into a structured array of discrete picture elements (pixels), represented by binary data. Acquisition relies on semiconductor sensors like the Charge-Coupled Device (CCD) and CMOS, which capture light and convert it to an analog signal, then to digital (ADC). Processing algorithms then manipulate this data: for example, the Discrete Cosine Transform (DCT) enables the lossy compression standard JPEG, drastically reducing file sizes for efficient transmission. A standard 24-bit RGB pixel encodes over 16 million colors, making high-fidelity visual data the bedrock for modern applications (AI, medical imaging, digital photography).

- Official technology site: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_image_processing
- Public AI Tinkerers demos and talks: 2
- Result page: 1 of 1

## Recent Public Talks and Demos

### [Building an AI WhatsApp guide for the Valencia Fallas festival](https://valencia.aitinkerers.org/talks/rsvp_73Oz6MkCmvU)

I built an AI-powered WhatsApp assistant that acts as a digital guide for the Valencia Fallas festival. Visitors can ask about the main Fallas monuments and receive explanations about their meaning, satire, and artistic concept. For the most important Fallas, the assistant also delivers pre-recorded audio explanations in Spanish and Valencian, allowing visitors to experience them as if they were using an audio guide. The project demonstrates how conversational AI can turn a messaging app into an accessible cultural guide for large public events without requiring users to install a dedicated app.

- Event context: AI Tinkerers Valencia March Meetup — 2026-03-17 — Valencia
- Public talk page: https://valencia.aitinkerers.org/talks/rsvp_73Oz6MkCmvU

### [Infrahub - AI enabled road maintenance](https://nyc.aitinkerers.org/talks/rsvp_egM2CDBK8EI)

Our software is used by department of transportations (DOT) to better manage their road infrastructure. The foundation of this software is a database of a DOT’s road infrastructure - for example, the location of all their road signs. We create this database by processing images with a variety of AI vision models.

- Event context: AI Tinkerers NYC May 2024 Meetup — 2024-05-22 — New York City
- Public talk page: https://nyc.aitinkerers.org/talks/rsvp_egM2CDBK8EI

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