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by peter_d_sherman·1y ago·view on hn ↗
I would love to see an AI which could automatically identify computer motherboards from pictures; that idea could then be extended to automatically identify any circuit board, any IC's that are on that board, etc., etc., by an image, a photograph of the circuit board alone.

Paired with something like the URL for the manual/documentation at the manufacturer's website and/or the Wayback machine (if the manufacturer is defunct and their website no longer exists), and something like Octopart (for ordering replacement components), it could have a lot of applications...

Sort of like the digital equivalent of an AI "what plant/flower/shrub/fruit/fungi is this?" for the natural world, but for man-made electronic boards and sub-components...

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> automatically identify computer motherboards from pictures

An extension of this would be to detect any visibly-altered components that might indicate a device failure or an unexpected change in the product being delivered.

Though you'd have to have really good pictures/angles to detect something like bulging electrolytic capacitors.