Computer vision

Computer vision is AI that understands images and video, recognising objects, faces, text and scenes.

In practice: It powers background removal, product recognition, quality checks in factories, image search and content moderation. Multimodal assistants use it when you ask them about a photo or screenshot.

Why it matters when picking a tool

Accuracy depends heavily on how similar your images are to what the model was trained on. Test with your own photos and edge cases. For anything involving faces, check privacy rules in your country and the tool's data policy.