How deep learning allowed computers to see by Claire Bretton via 

“…For a long time, our smartest computers were blind. Now, they can see.

This is a revolution made possible by deep learning.

…Imagine you want computers to recognize a cat. First of all, a human has to define all the main features of a cat: a round head, two sharp hears, a muzzle… Once the key features are defined, a well-trained neural network algorithm will, with a sufficient level of accuracy, analyze them and determine if the picture is a cat…”

Courtesy of http://techcrunch.com

“…the real challenge is ahead: How can we help our computer to go from three to 13-year-old kid and far beyond?…”