Blindspots in Computer Vision - How can neuroscience guide AI?
Video · Apr 8, 2020
Chris Currin, University of Cape Town
If we can make computers play chess, why can't we make them see?
Vision Science, Cognition, Neuroscience and seminar by Dr SP Arun, IISc, Bangalore
Hosted by Project Encephalon
Tuesday 03:00–04:10 Calcutta (GMT+5:30)
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Abstract
If we can make computers play chess and even Jeopardy and Go, then why can't we make them see like us? How does our brain solve the problem of seeing? I will describe some of our recent insights into understanding object recognition in the brain using behavioral, neuronal and computational methods.
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