Computer Vision: An overview about the field of computer vision

Computer vision is a field in computer science that falls under the umbrella of artificial intelligence (AI). Computer vision (CV) software developers strive to give computers the ability to process images in much the same way that humans do. They expect the computer will be able to identify objects, to make appropriate decisions based on what it "sees," and then to produce relevant outputs. Today, facial recognition software, autonomous vehicles, certain forms of surveillance, and gesture recognition are just a few examples of CV systems at work. Why is computer vision so complicated? Every parent can recall their child going through phases when "what's that?" became a recurring question.