Those who constantly fumble around trying to remember a movie based on scarce details should know that a new video search platform will make their lives easier.
Named Val.ai, the software relies on Artificial Intelligence to get the job done. That is, it uses in-depth analysis of movie descriptions and filters the results so you are closer to finding that obscure, yet memorable Western or art movie.
What is more, the app could soon integrate video recommendation features, so cinema enthusiasts can explore and expand their field of interest even more.
Val.ai is the first product that comes from Valossa, a Finnish AI tech company. Even if the software is still undergoing beta testing, it already shows promising results. For example, searching "Sean Connery in red pants" will take you straight to the sci-fi dystopian future of "Zardoz." Inputting "Tom Cruise Hedgehog Day" will pull up "Edge of Tomorrow" as the second result.
You can even take broader approaches, such as "horror movies in winter."
The development team underlines that the inner workings of Val.ai rely on the research conducted at the University of Oulu in Finland. Using advanced AI, Val.ai's system scans videos and movies in order to select and index individual concepts through tags such as places, specific actors and general themes.
When the optimization is over and the app goes live, both service and content providers could tap into it as a surefire way to quickly peruse their libraries.
An extra reason to pay attention to Val.ai is that it promises to recognize chained voice commands. You may issue an initial vocal search for "movies based on history" and add "show only the ones with grandiose horse battles."
It is plausible that Valossa will implement established voice command systems, such as Alexa. The company already took some initiative in this direction, as it checks Alexa integrations during the beta testing.
Finnish TV broadcast tests show a promising future for Val.ai's real-time video content filtering.
At the moment of reporting, a demo version of the app is available on the official page. It allows users to identify movies based on the details they remember, no matter how scarce.
Once its software is complete, there are two choices for Valossa: to remain an independent company or become part of big industry names such as Netflix, Google or Microsoft that will want to expand their search capabilities.
