Show HN: Open-Weight Background Removal Model for Hard Images
A developer released an open-weight background-removal model targeting hard cases — fine hair, fur, glass, transparent objects, motion blur, and cluttered backgrounds — where existing tools like remove.bg underperform. This is a solution announcement rather than a reported unmet need.
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