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Re:A Revolutionary Technique That Changed Machine Vision by kastnerkyle on Tuesday September 09, 2014 @07:27PM (#8293998)
Chicken, egg. Maybe these things are easy because they are crucial to survival (and everything that was bad at recognizing these signs died), not due to being easier for simple visual processes.
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Re:A Revolutionary Technique That Changed Machine Vision by bunderbunder on Wednesday September 10, 2014 @09:09AM (#8296347)
Both chicken and egg at the same time. Evolution's going to favor the solution that involves the least costly adaptations. That probably means simpler markings will be favored because it's less costly for the prey species to evolve them and it's less costly for the predator species to evolve an instinct to avoid them.
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