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Computer vision is a subfield of artificial intelligence (AI) that enables computers and systems to derive meaningful information from digital images, videos, and other visual inputs, allowing them to take action or make recommendations based on that information. It essentially aims to automate tasks that the human visual system can perform, but at a much faster rate. How Computer Vision Works

Computer vision relies on machine learning, particularly deep learning and convolutional neural networks (CNNs), to process and analyze data.

Data Acquisition: Images or videos are captured from cameras, sensors, or datasets.

Preprocessing: The data is cleaned, resized, and prepared for analysis.

Feature Extraction: Algorithms detect patterns, edges, and features in the image.

Interpretation: The model classifies, detects, or segments the visual data to understand what it contains. Key Tasks and Techniques

Image Classification: Assigns a label or category to an entire image (e.g., classifying an image as a “dog” or “car”).

Object Detection: Identifies specific objects within an image and draws a bounding box around them.

Object Tracking: Follows detected objects over a sequence of video frames.

Image Segmentation: Partitions an image into regions at the pixel level to map the precise shape of objects.

OCR (Optical Character Recognition): Extracts text from images or documents. Common Applications

Autonomous Vehicles: Used to identify pedestrians, traffic lights, and lane markers.

Healthcare: Analyzes medical scans (X-rays, MRIs) to detect diseases like pneumonia or tumors.

Facial Recognition: Used for security, identity verification, and tagging in photos.

Manufacturing: Performs quality control by spotting defects in products on production lines.

Augmented Reality (AR): Detects real-world objects to overlay digital elements.

Computer vision is widely used across industries, ranging from agriculture, where it monitors crop health, to sports, where it tracks player movement to improve performance. What Is Computer Vision? | IBM