What Does Computer Vision Mean?
Computer vision (CV) is the subcategory of artificial intelligence (AI) that focuses on building and using digital systems to process, analyze and interpret visual data. The goal of computer vision is to enable computing devices to correctly identify an object or person in a digital image and take appropriate action.
Computer vision uses convolutional neural networks (CNNs) to processes visual data at the pixel level and deep learning recurrent neural network (RNNs) to understand how one pixel relates to another.
Uses for computer vision include:
- Biometric access management -- CV plays an important role in both facial and iris recognition.
- Industrial robots and self-driving cars -- CV allows robots and autonomous vehicles to avoid collisions and navigate safely.
- Digital diagnostics -- CV can be used in tandem with other types of artificial intelligence programming to automate the analysis of X-rays and MRIs.
- Augmented reality -- CV allows mixed reality programming to know where a virtual object should be placed.