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What is computer vision? - Microsoft
Computer vision is a field of computer science that focuses on enabling computers to identify and understand objects and people in images and videos. Like other types of AI, computer vision seeks to perform and automate tasks that replicate human capabilities. In this case, computer vision seeks to replicate both the way humans see, and the way humans make sense of what they see.
The range of practical applications for computer vision technology makes it a central component of many modern innovations and solutions. Computer vision can be run in the cloud or on premises.
Key takeaways
- Computer vision enables machines to interpret, analyze, and pull meaningful data from images and videos, replicating human sight and cognitive abilities.
- This AI technology uses deep learning and neural networks to recognize objects, people, and patterns with high degrees of accuracy.
- Computer vision in AI has many real-world applications, including medical imaging, face recognition, defect detection, and self-driving vehicles.
- Computer vision can run in the cloud, on-premises, and on edge devices. This versatility drives efficiency and innovation across a variety of industries.
- The future of AI computer vision includes edge AI, multimodal AI, self-supervised learning, AI-powered video analytics, and ethical and explainable AI.
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| First contributed: | 02 July 2025 |
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