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The {{site.data.keyword.visualrecognitionfull}} Dedicated service uses deep learning algorithms to analyze images for scenes, objects, and other content. The response includes keywords that provide information about the content. {: shortdesc}
##Available models {: #models}
A set of built-in models provides highly accurate results without training:
- General model: Default classification from thousands of classes.
- Explicit model (Beta): Whether an image is inappropriate for general use.
- Food model (Beta): Specifically for images of food items.
Use the beta {{site.data.keyword.visualrecognitionshort}} tool 
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You can also train custom models to create specialized classes.
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The following image shows the process of creating and using {{site.data.keyword.visualrecognitionshort}}:
The {{site.data.keyword.visualrecognitionshort}} Dedicated service can be used for diverse applications and industries, such as:
- Manufacturing: Use images from a manufacturing setting to make sure products are being positioned correctly on an assembly line
- Visual auditing: Look for visual compliance or deterioration in a fleet of trucks, planes, or windmills out in the field, train custom models to understand what defects look like
- Insurance: Rapidly process claims by using images to classify claims into different categories
- Social listening: Use images from your product line or your logo to track buzz about your company on social media
- Social commerce: Use an image of a plated dish to find out which restaurant serves it and find reviews, use a travel photo to find vacation suggestions based on similar experiences
- Retail: Take a photo of a favorite outfit to find stores with those clothes in stock or on sale, use a travel image to find retail suggestions in that area
- Education: Create image-based applications to educate about taxonomies