What’s New in R: July 7, 2025
Welcome to this week’s edition of What’s New in R! This week, we’re featuring an overview of how the {gex} package works, a collection of resources for R users, and an exploration of computer vision with LLMs in R. Let’s dive in!
Dependency-light hex stickers with {gex}
In this blog post, Matt Dray lays out how his package {gex} works. This package, which makes hex stickers for packages, may not be something you need to use. But the blog post walks through image manipulation in R using the {magick} package, which is something you may find interesting.
resouRces database
resouRces is a database of resources to help you learn R. Curated by Joscelin Rocha-Hidalgo, it’s got a well organized list of packages, tutorials, and more.
Kuzco: Computer Vision with LLMs in R
Posit presents an innovative exploration of using large language models (LLMs) for computer vision tasks in R, through a package called {kuzco}. The blog post delves into how LLMs can be leveraged to improve image recognition and analysis capabilities, offering a new perspective on integrating AI with data science in R.
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