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ImageNet

A massive image dataset containing over 14 million labeled images across 20,000+ categories.

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A massive image dataset containing over 14 million labeled images across 20,000+ categories. The annual ImageNet Large Scale Visual Recognition Challenge drove major advances in computer vision from 2010-2017. AlexNet's win in 2012 is often cited as the moment deep learning went mainstream.

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