For a semiotic AI: Bridging computer vision and visual semiotics for computational observation of large scale facial image archives

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Autores principales: Morra, Lia, Santangelo, Antonio, Basci, Pietro, Piano, Luca, Garcea, Fabio, Lamberti, Fabrizio, Leone, Massimo
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author Morra, Lia
Santangelo, Antonio
Basci, Pietro
Piano, Luca
Garcea, Fabio
Lamberti, Fabrizio
Leone, Massimo
author_facet Morra, Lia
Santangelo, Antonio
Basci, Pietro
Piano, Luca
Garcea, Fabio
Lamberti, Fabrizio
Leone, Massimo
contents Social networks are creating a digital world in which the cognitive, emotional, and pragmatic value of the imagery of human faces and bodies is arguably changing. However, researchers in the digital humanities are often ill-equipped to study these phenomena at scale. This work presents FRESCO (Face Representation in E-Societies through Computational Observation), a framework designed to explore the socio-cultural implications of images on social media platforms at scale. FRESCO deconstructs images into numerical and categorical variables using state-of-the-art computer vision techniques, aligning with the principles of visual semiotics. The framework analyzes images across three levels: the plastic level, encompassing fundamental visual features like lines and colors; the figurative level, representing specific entities or concepts; and the enunciation level, which focuses particularly on constructing the point of view of the spectator and observer. These levels are analyzed to discern deeper narrative layers within the imagery. Experimental validation confirms the reliability and utility of FRESCO, and we assess its consistency and precision across two public datasets. Subsequently, we introduce the FRESCO score, a metric derived from the framework's output that serves as a reliable measure of similarity in image content.
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spellingShingle For a semiotic AI: Bridging computer vision and visual semiotics for computational observation of large scale facial image archives
Morra, Lia
Santangelo, Antonio
Basci, Pietro
Piano, Luca
Garcea, Fabio
Lamberti, Fabrizio
Leone, Massimo
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Social networks are creating a digital world in which the cognitive, emotional, and pragmatic value of the imagery of human faces and bodies is arguably changing. However, researchers in the digital humanities are often ill-equipped to study these phenomena at scale. This work presents FRESCO (Face Representation in E-Societies through Computational Observation), a framework designed to explore the socio-cultural implications of images on social media platforms at scale. FRESCO deconstructs images into numerical and categorical variables using state-of-the-art computer vision techniques, aligning with the principles of visual semiotics. The framework analyzes images across three levels: the plastic level, encompassing fundamental visual features like lines and colors; the figurative level, representing specific entities or concepts; and the enunciation level, which focuses particularly on constructing the point of view of the spectator and observer. These levels are analyzed to discern deeper narrative layers within the imagery. Experimental validation confirms the reliability and utility of FRESCO, and we assess its consistency and precision across two public datasets. Subsequently, we introduce the FRESCO score, a metric derived from the framework's output that serves as a reliable measure of similarity in image content.
title For a semiotic AI: Bridging computer vision and visual semiotics for computational observation of large scale facial image archives
topic Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.03268