Overview

Label Studio has a Segment Anything Model integration, speeding up the image annotation process and improving workflows predominantly found within Computer Vision. The Segment Anything Model (SAM) allows Label Studio users to use the model to assist with the labeling of images within Label Studio itself. We also support SAM 2 with both image and video, released in July 2024.

Benefits

Running Segment Anything with Label Studio allows for benefits including:

1. Efficiency: Using SAM can dramatically speed up the process of image segmentation and labeling. Instead of manually drawing or adjusting bounding boxes, annotators can rely on SAM to generate high-quality object masks.
2. Zero-shot Learning: SAM has been designed with a solid zero-shot performance on various segmentation tasks. This means it can effectively handle images of objects not seen during training, eliminating the need for costly and time-consuming model retraining.
3. Scalability: Given that SAM can process images and generate masks automatically, it can handle large volumes of data much more quickly than human annotators. This means it can be scaled to handle large datasets efficiently.
4. Quality: SAM has been trained on a large dataset of 11 million images and 1.1 billion masks, indicating that it can potentially provide high-quality segmentation results across a wide range of objects and scenarios.
5. Reduced Human Error: Automation of the segmentation process can reduce the potential for human error in the annotation process, thus improving the overall quality and reliability of the labeled data.
6. Consistency: SAM can provide consistent annotation across large datasets. This is especially useful when multiple annotators are involved in a project, and individual annotation style or understanding differences could otherwise lead to inconsistent labels.

Across the board — using the power of Segment Anything with Label Studio gives users a powerful tool for improving annotation efficiency. The Segment Anything 1 feature was created by community member Shivansh Sharma, who built the Segment Anything Integration out of his need for efficiency when working on a computer vision project.  Build your own Label Studio integration or contribute to the further development of ML integrations by reading more here