Phillip Isola: Computer Vision Should Become More Like Vision Science Now the Creature Exists
phillip_isola · x · 2026-09-09
Phillip Isola extended the discussion on academic CV research: the existence of a powerful vision system (humans) did not make vision science uninteresting.
His analogy: computer vision could become more like vision science — "The creature now exists. Let's figure out how it works" — shifting from task-solving toward understanding the mechanisms of powerful models.
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