Researchers demonstrate a better way for computers to 'see'

Researchers demonstrate a better way for computers to 'see'

Combining screening techniques from molecular biology with high-performance gaming hardware advances the building and understanding of visual systems

Cambridge, Mass–December 1, 2009–Taking inspiration from genetic screening techniques, researchers from Harvard and MIT have demonstrated a way to build better artificial visual systems with the help of low-cost, high-performance gaming hardware.

The neural processing involved in visually recognizing even the simplest object in a natural environment is profound—and profoundly difficult to mimic. Neuroscientists have made broad advances in understanding the visual system, but much of the inner workings of biologically-based systems remain a mystery.

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