Image Inpainting is an age-old image processing problem, with people from different eras attempting to solve it using various methods. Traditional image inpainting algorithms have the ability to repair minor damage such as scratches and wear. However, with the rapid development of deep learning in the field of computer vision in recent years, coupled with abundant computing resources, methods based on deep learning have increasingly highlighted their advantages in semantic feature extraction, image transformation, and image generation. As such, image inpainting algorithms based on deep learning have become the mainstream in this domain.In this article, we first provide a comprehensive review of some classic deep-learning-based methods in the image inpainting field. Then, we categorize these methods based on component optimization, network structure design optimization, and training method optimization, discussing the advantages and disadvantages of each approach. A comparison is also made based on public datasets and evaluation metrics in image inpainting. Furthermore, the article delves into the applications of current image inpainting technologies, categorizing them into three major scenarios: object removal, general image repair, and facial inpainting. Finally, current challenges and prospective developments in the field of image inpainting are discussed.

Grapheme-to-phoneme conversion (G2P) is the task of converting letters (grapheme sequences) into their pronunciations (phoneme sequences). It plays a crucial role in natural language processing, text-to-speech synthesis, and automatic speech recognition systems. This paper provides a systematical overview of the G2P conversion from different perspectives. The conversion methods are first presented in the paper; detailed discussions are conducted on methods based on deep learning technology. For each method, the key ideas, advantages, disadvantages, and representative models are summarized. This paper then mentioned the learning strategies and multilingual G2P conversions. Finally, this paper summarized the commonly used monolingual and multilingual datasets, including Mandarin, Japanese, Arabic, etc. Two tables illustrated the performance of various methods with relative datasets. After making a general overall of G2P conversion, this paper concluded with the current issues and the future directions of deep learning-based G2P conversion.

E-learning systems have been considerably developed after the COVID-19 pandemic. In our previous work, we developed a linguistic interactive E-learning system for phonetic transcription learning. In this paper, we propose three artificial-intelligence-based enhancements to this system from different aspects. Compared with the original system, the first enhancement is a disordered speech classification module; this module is driven by the MFCC-CNN model, which aims to distinguish disordered speech and nondisordered speech. The accuracy of the classification is about 83%. The second enhancement is a grapheme-to-phoneme converter. This converter is based on the transformer model and designed for teachers to better generate IPA words from the regular written text. Compared with other G2P models, our transformer-based G2P model provides outstanding PER and WER performance. The last part of this paper focuses on a Tacotron2-based IPA-to-speech synthesis system, this deep learning-based TTS system can help teacher generate high-quality speech sounds from IPA characters which significantly improve the functionality of our original system. All of these three enhancements are related to the phonetic transcription process. and this work not only provides a better experience for the users of this system but also explores the utilization of artificial intelligence technologies in the E-learning field and linguistic field.

In the context of the digital age, utilizing cutting-edge technology for the digitization and creative expansion of ancient murals is crucial, aimed at preserving and passing on cultural heritage. Existing image outpainting techniques suffer from a lack of semantic guidance. This paper introduces MuralAgent, a multimodal model based on Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) technology. It precisely extracts key information from mural images and integrates it with a constructed ancient texts knowledge base to ensure the cultural and semantic consistency of the expanded images. Moreover, fine-tuning the Stable Diffusion model ensures the fidelity of the generated image styles. Specifically, this study involves constructing an ancient texts knowledge base for accurate matching, designing specific prompts for GPT-4V(ision) to extract key information, and innovatively expanding artworks through Stable Diffusion, providing a novel way for the public to reinterpret ancient murals.

Aiming at the problem of low detection and recognition rate caused by crowded occlusion or indistinct difference between front and back backgrounds when performing human pose estimation in crowded scenes, We proposed an improved YOLO-Pose algorithm that combines convolutional block attention modules. By Integrate CBAM to Bottleneck module to dig deep into the feature information of the two levels of channel and space, and enhance the feature extraction of the target object in the image. In order to improve the convergence ability of the model, improve the CIOU loss function, use EIOU instead of the original regression function of YOLOv8, optimize the regression accuracy of anchor points, reduce the difficulty of network training, and improve the detection rate of occlusion. Compared with the general YOLOv8 algorithm paper, the improved algorithm proposed in this paper has a higher accuracy rate when performing pose estimation in crowded scenes.