cv-field-evolution-three-eras

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Computer vision evolved from digital image processing (1980s) to geometric/mathematical vision (1990s) to algorithmic/learning-based vision (2000s-present)

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• IN cv-nlp-independent-convergence-on-deep-learning — Computer vision and NLP independently converged on deep learning as the dominant paradigm despite opposite data modalities and intellectual traditions — CV evolved through digital image processing and geometric vision before learned representations overtook prior methods, while NLP progressed through symbolic and statistical phases, yet both arrived at the same deep learning destination by the mid-2010s.