Computers Can Spot Your Face in the Crowd
Posted on April 5th, 2009
It looks like 2009 could be the year when facial recognition technology will start to take off. The idea is quite simple – use the computer to match the faces in a photo against a database of known faces to find specific photos. Like many innovations, there are multiple the potential applications for this technology ranging from consumer uses to police/military uses. While this technology could be used to help catch you – hopefully the police are not looking for our readers and we’ll focus on the fun applications coming your way.
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