Teaching a computer to perceive the world without human input

You are subscribed to News - All NSF News for National Science Foundation Update. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Teaching a computer to perceive the world without human input 09/20/2013 10:13 AM EDT Humans can see an object--a chair, for example--and understand what they are seeing, even when something about it changes, such as its position. A computer, on the other hand, can't do that. It can learn to recognize a chair, but can't necessarily identify a different chair, or even the same chair if its angle changes. "If I show a kid a chair, he will know it's a chair, and if I show him a different chair, he can still figure out that it's a chair," says ... More at http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=129194&WT.mc_id=USNSF_51&WT.mc_ev=click This is an NSF News and Discoveries item.   This e-mail update was generated automatically based on your subscription to the category listed above. Some updates may belong to more than one category, resulting in duplicate messages.   Subscriber Services: Manage Preferences  |  Unsubscribe  |  Help  |  Contact NSF   Follow NSF:  This email was sent to buzzhairs@gmail.com using GovDelivery, on behalf of: National Science Foundation Update · 4201 Wilson Boulevard · Arlington, VA 22230 · 703-292-5111