Crash Course Computer Science

Computer Vision: Crash Course Computer Science #35

02/14/2018 | 10m 50s

We’ve long known that our digital cameras and smartphones can take incredibly detailed images, but taking pictures is not quite the same thing. For the past half-century, computer scientists have been working to help our computing devices understand the imagery they capture, leading to advancements everywhere, from tracking hands and whole bodies to biometrics to unlock our phones.

Aired: 02/14/18 | Rating: NR

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