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Jye Sawtell-Rickson Jye Sawtell-Rickson
Updated on June 24, 2025

What Is Computer Vision?

Computer vision is a field of artificial intelligence that trains computers to see, interpret and understand the world around them through machine learning techniques. Here’s how it works, why it matters, how it’s used and some challenges to keep in mind.

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Shamael Zaheer Khan Shamael Zaheer Khan
Updated on June 12, 2025

Data Augmentation: A Guide

Data augmentation is a method of applying controlled transformations of a data set to artificially expand it and improve its quality. Here’s how it works.  

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Artem Oppermann Artem Oppermann
Updated on June 02, 2025

What Is Few-Shot Learning?

Few-shot learning is a machine learning framework where an AI model is given a small amount of labeled training data to learn from. Here’s how few-shot learning works and why it’s important.

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Giorgos Myrianthous Giorgos Myrianthous
Updated on May 27, 2025

What Is Optical Character Recognition (OCR)?

Optical character recognition is a technology that allows a computer to convert scanned data into editable, searchable text. Our expert explains what you need to know.

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Jenny Lyons-Cunha Jenny Lyons-Cunha
Updated on April 08, 2025

Not Your Grandparent’s Farm Equipment: How John Deere’s Global IT Initiatives Are Helping to Revolutionize the Farming Industry

From CVML to digital twinning, John Deere is perpetually reimagining the future of farming. Built In sat down with Principal Architects Alok Kumar and Jason Wallin to learn more about the IT projects supporting the vision of “helping life leap forward.”

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Margo Steines Margo Steines
Updated on February 26, 2025

6 Top Facial Recognition Companies

These facial recognition companies develop technology with a wide range of uses for both businesses and consumers.

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Stephen Gossett Stephen Gossett
Updated on January 30, 2025

Top 31 Computer Vision Companies and Startups

Driven by AI, computer vision trains computers to analyze and understand images on an advanced level for various industries, from automotive to professional sports.

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Ellen Glover Ellen Glover
Updated on October 16, 2024

Facial Recognition Software: 20 Tools to Know

From identity verification to deepfake detection, facial recognition software is all around us.

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Burcin Kaplanoglu Burcin Kaplanoglu
Updated on September 12, 2024

How Machine Learning and Computer Vision Are Making Construction Sites Safer

ML, computer vision, IoT, generative AI, 5G — these technologies combined are protecting construction workers and streamlining their workflow in real time.

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Chinmay Bhalerao Chinmay Bhalerao
Updated on August 19, 2024

Vision Transformer: An Introduction

A vision transformer is a type of neural network that can be used for image classification and other computer vision tasks. Here’s what you need to know.

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