Computer vision may not be as good as thought

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The human brain easily recognizes that these cars are all the same object but the variations in the cars size orientation and position are a challenge for computer-vision algorithms. Image Nicolas Pinto
The human brain easily recognizes that these cars are all the same object, but the variations in the car's size, orientation and position are a challenge for computer-vision algorithms. Image / Nicolas Pinto

For years, scientists have been trying to teach computers how to see like humans, and recent research has seemed to show computers making progress in recognizing visual objects. A new MIT study, however, cautions that this apparent success may be misleading because the tests being used are inadvertently stacked in favor of computers.


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