AINeutralarXiv – CS AI · 9h ago6/10
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Rethinking Infrastructure Inspection as Image Difference Classification: A Traffic Sign Case Study
Researchers propose reformulating infrastructure inspection as image difference classification (IDC) rather than traditional defect detection, leveraging digital twins to reduce annotated data requirements. A traffic sign case study demonstrates that instruction-based classifiers outperform encoder-based alternatives when comparing images against reference baselines, offering practical applications for low-resource infrastructure monitoring.