USING TRANSFORMERS.JS FOR AI IN THE BROWSER

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Transformers.js enables AI-powered tasks directly in the browser using a simple pipeline API, supporting applications like sentiment analysis, summarization, translation, and object detection. It requires downloading significant model data but is lightweight enough for progressive enhancement, making it practical for many real-world use cases. An example is shown in this article through building an application that detects cats in images using the device camera.