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'''Computer vision''' is the science of [[computer]]s that can see. Computer vision learns how computers can find things in pictures. The pictures can come from many places, like movies, cameras, or [[medical]] machines. Computers are much worse at finding things in pictures than people are, so there are many scientists working on computer vision.
'''Computer vision''' is the science of how [[computer]]s see. Computer vision learns how computers can find things in pictures. The pictures can come from many places, like movies, cameras, or [[medical]] machines.
Computer vision can make computers do useful things, like:
Computer vision can make computers do useful things, like:
* Communicate better with people
* Communicate better with people
* [[Robot]]s that see
* [[Robot]]s that see
Computer vision is the opposite of [[computer graphics]]. Computer graphics makes new pictures from an idea, but computer vision makes an idea from pictures.
Computer vision is the opposite of [[computer graphics]]. Computer graphics makes new pictures from an idea, but computer vision makes an idea from pictures.