Highly recommend this talk by Dr. Fei Fei Li on why computer vision research is the portal to understanding the real world. 

"The ability to see...have ushered a Cambrian explosion...the simple act of letting light in became an active act, the nervous system began to evolve. Sigh turning into insight. Seeing became understanding. Understanding led to actions and all these gave rise to intelligence"

Highly recommend this talk by Dr. Fei Fei Li on why computer vision research is the portal to understanding the real world. 

"The ability to see...have ushered a Cambrian explosion...the simple act of letting light in became an active act, the nervous system began to evolve. Sigh turning into insight. Seeing became understanding. Understanding led to actions and all these gave rise to intelligence"

https://youtu.be/y8NtMZ7VGmU?feature=shared