Page 1: Introduction to Computer Vision and Transformers

Computer vision is a field of artificial intelligence that enables machines to interpret and understand the
visual world. It encompasses tasks such as image classification, object detection, segmentation, and
more. Traditionally, computer vision models relied on handcrafted features and classical machine
learning algorithms. However, with the advent of deep learning, particularly Convolutional Neural
Networks (CNNs), there has been a significant advancement in computer vision capabilities.

Recently, Transformers, originally introduced for natural language processing tasks, have shown
remarkable success in various computer vision tasks. Transformers are a type of deep learning
architecture based on self-attention mechanisms, allowing them to capture long-range dependencies in
data. This breakthrough has led to the development of Transformer-based models tailored specifically
for computer vision tasks, revolutionizing the field.

On this journey through Computer Vision with Transformers, we'll explore the evolution of computer
vision models, delve into the workings of Transformers, and examine how they are adapted for tasks
such as image classification, object detection, and image generation.