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+all:
+
+build:
+
+test:
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+# Persion-detection Applicaiton
+
+person-detection is a demo application that runs in the Aether edge and showcases Aether's support for for low-latency, AI/ML driven IOT applications that make use of Aether's support for end-to-end slicing.
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+0.1.0-dev