Capturing glamorous looking photos is easier than ever thanks to the creative use of Instagram filters. But thinking of something witty or engaging to write underneath that latest snap of your gourmet lunch can be a struggle. Now a new app promises to turn even the laziest of writers into social media stars by analyzing your images and suggesting snappy captions. Rubric uses artificial intelligence* and visual recognition software to work out captions for your photo. Based on what it finds, the app will offer social media friendly trendy phrases, as well as inspirational quotes and even song lyrics. Rubric is the brainchild of entrepreneur* and former reality show star Amber Atherton. Her company Zyper launched the app exclusively for iPhone and it has proved a hit, topping the trending chart in the App Store and it has been downloaded more than 7,000 times in its first three days. A statement on the app’s website said: “Once all the filtering and editing is done, you’re left with critical problem of what the perfect caption would be. Rubric uses visual recognition technology and machine learning to automatically* generate a wide selection of relevant captions. From trending phrases to lyrics and quotes.” The software offers suggestions from songs, fed by the Rap Genius service, a crowd-sourced site that provides song lyrics and interpretations of their meaning.(SD-Agencies) |