Will Computer Vision be this Century's Most Disruptive Technology?

Despite (or perhaps because of) its integral role in our lives, we often take our vision for granted. Yet our brains devote 20-30 percent of their capacity to visual processing -- ranking sight amongst the most complex intelligence system on Earth. It's no surprise, then, that we've seen numerous efforts in the past decade to replicate the incredible power of vision via the omnipresent supercomputers in our lives. First tested by the American military in the 1950s, the technology holds incredible potential for use across a variety of fields. And with more devices than ever before already equipped with cameras inside, developers today can leverage existing hardware infrastructures for relatively quick and inexpensive implementation of advanced AI capabilities.