IDENTIFYING AN OBJECT FOR OBJECT RECOGNITION BASED ON A USER'S GAZE DETERMINED BY A HEADSET

To register an object for subsequent identification by an artificial reality headset, the headset receives an input from a user to enter a registration mode. The headset includes a plurality of imaging devices capturing images of a local area surrounding the headset. An eye tracking unit of the headset determines a gaze direction of the user, and the headset identifies an object in the local area where the user's gaze is directed and visually distinguishes the identified object to the user. In response to receiving a confirmation from the user to register the identified object, one or more images of the identified object are captured by the imaging devices and used to train an instance classifier to identify the identified object. The headset notifies the user when the identified object has been registered.