With the expansion of IoT, DX is expected to accelerate in various markets, it is expected that image sensors will play significant roles at various situations of DX. The role for Image sensors is expected to create optimal data for processing by AI, image recognition and machine vision as well as ordinary image data capture for the purpose of being viewed by human eyes. Under these circumstances, Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation (SSS) has started a new initiative that integrates sensor hardware and AI processing software. This is an introduction to industry trends surrounding image sensors, various use cases of sensors in the Sony Group, and the technology and potential of intelligent vision sensors equipped with AI processing functionality, which SSS developed for the first time in the world.