A system that leverages artificial intelligence to create images of vehicle identification tags falls under this category. These systems often employ generative models to produce varied outputs resembling real-world license plates, including alphanumeric combinations and regional design elements. For example, such a system could be used to create synthetic data for training object detection algorithms focused on vehicle recognition.
The utility of these systems lies in their ability to generate large datasets for training and testing computer vision models without relying on real-world data, which can be subject to privacy restrictions and logistical challenges. This is particularly important in areas such as autonomous driving development and traffic monitoring, where vast amounts of labeled data are required to achieve robust performance. Historically, the creation of such datasets was a time-consuming and resource-intensive process.