How to Build an Image Captioning App with AI

Introduction

This guide will show you how to create an app that can describe images using AI. We will use tools like Salesforce’s BLIP model and Streamlit to make it easy to use. This app can help businesses with tasks like generating captions for images automatically.

What You Need

Before you start, you need to install some software:

Transformers: For the BLIP model
Torch: For processing images
Streamlit: To create the app’s user interface
Pillow: For handling image files
Ngrok: To make your app accessible online

Step-by-Step Guide

Follow these steps to build your app:

Install the required software by running this command: !pip install transformers torch torchvision streamlit Pillow pyngrok
Load the BLIP model using the code provided.
Set up Streamlit so users can upload images and see the captions generated.
Use Ngrok to create a secure link to your app.

Running the App

After setting everything up, you will have a public URL to access your app. This URL allows anyone to use your image captioning app from their browser.

Conclusion

You have now built an image captioning app using Salesforce’s BLIP model and Streamlit. This app can be useful for businesses that need to generate image descriptions automatically. You can further customize it to fit your needs.