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Guided workflows for increased productivity

Written by Björn Ingmansson | Nov 21, 2024 8:30:54 AM

In today's B2B environment, efficiency is key. As companies strive to accelerate their AI and machine learning development, the need for efficient annotation processes becomes increasingly critical. At Kognic, we understand this challenge and have developed innovative solutions to enhance productivity in the annotation workflow.

In this blog post, we'll explore how our guided workflows, powered by the Auto-Label Co-Pilot and our new feature ActionAssist, are speeding up our customer’s data annotation.

The Power of Guided Workflows

Guided workflows are designed to streamline the annotation process by leveraging automations in the most effective sequence. By guiding annotators through a predetermined series of steps, these workflows ensure consistency across team members and projects. This not only accelerates the overall annotation process but also allows teams to handle larger datasets more effectively. Additionally, these structured workflows significantly simplify the onboarding process for new team members, allowing them to quickly adapt to the platform and contribute productively with minimal training.

Leveraging your auto-labels with co-pilot

At the heart of our productivity boost is the auto-label co-pilot. Unlike traditional auto-labeling approaches that often fall short, our co-pilot is designed to maximize the value of your auto-labels while maintaining high-quality standards. Here's how it works:

  1. Import your auto-labels to Kognic
  2. Our co-pilot identifies the highest impact frame
  3. Auto-labels serve as guidance for creating objects
  4. Auto-adjustments enable one-click fixes
  5. Changes interpolate across all frames

This innovative approach has led to remarkable results. In recent customer projects, our co-pilot has reduced annotation time by up to 68% compared to manual methods. By leveraging model predictions to guide Kognic's automation features, we achieve faster annotations without compromising quality.

NEW - ActionAssist: Increase your annotation productivity

We're excited to introduce our latest feature aimed at boosting annotator productivity: ActionAssist. This feature provides suggestions for annotating different geometries more efficiently. It helps users navigate the best annotation practices in Kognic, while enabling projects to scale their annotation workforce faster without the need for lengthy training courses.

Here's how it works:

  1. When you draw a box around an object, you'll see a list of recommended actions that can help you annotate faster.
  2. Blue markers on the video bar indicate where you should go next in the sequence.
  3. "Go to next and apply" (accessible via Shift + Spacebar) automatically moves to the next recommended frame and executes all suggested actions.

ActionAssist offers several key benefits that enhance the annotation process. It significantly accelerates annotation speed by providing smart suggestions for object refinement and simplifying navigation through complex sequences. The feature also offers a streamlined workflow with convenient keyboard shortcuts, making the entire process more efficient and user-friendly. These improvements collectively contribute to a more productive and effective annotation experience.

What's next?

At Kognic, we're continuously enhancing our guided workflows. Our roadmap includes:

  • Expanding ActionAssist capabilities to cover more complex annotation scenarios
  • Adding more support for auto-labels: 3D lanes/lines and semantic segmentation
  • Integrating advanced machine learning models to further improve auto-labeling accuracy

Stay tuned for these developments that will further improve your annotation processes! To keep up-to-date with our latest news, sign up for our newsletter.