Powerful AI is making facial recognition better at identifying you

If you are fortunate enough to have a ticket to an event at Madison Square Garden in New York – say, an NBA Finals game – one ...
Biometric Update

Notre Dame researchers release open-source iris recognition tools built for NIST testing

The work addresses a gap in biometric testing, as NIST’s IREX has focused primarily on closed-source commercial iris ...
GitHub

Trung4n/smart-home-uia

Smart Home UIA is a full-featured IoT automation platform designed to manage and control smart devices in your home. It provides real-time monitoring, intelligent automation rules, AI-powered security ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Dua Lipa Sues Samsung for $15 Million for Using Her Face to Sell TVs

The Grammy winner accuses the electronics company of displaying a copyrighted photo of her on the cardboard boxes of Samsung televisions. By Carly Thomas Senior Editor, Digital Dua Lipa has filed a ...
Los Angeles Times

Disneyland is now scanning your face at nearly every gate, sparking privacy concerns

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Disneyland has deployed facial recognition technology at park entrances to verify tickets and prevent fraud, a ...
IEEE

Face Recognition Based Attendance System Using Python & Flask

Abstract: Traditional attendance systems are time-consuming, prone to errors, and vulnerable to proxy attendance. To address these challenges, a Face Recognition Based Attendance System using Python ...
Condé Nast Traveler

Visiting the EU? Expect Face Scans Instead of Passport Stamps

Some years in the making, the EU's Entry/Exit System (EES) finally came into effect on Friday, April 10, after several delays and issues with the technology. The new system applies to all non-EU ...
Forbes

Woman Wrongfully Jailed 5 Months After AI Facial Recognition Error

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Digital forensics, AI, deepfakes, and what becomes proof in court. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This ...
CNN

Police used AI facial recognition to arrest a Tennessee woman for crimes committed in a state she says she’s never visited

A Tennessee grandmother spent more than five months in jail after police used an AI facial recognition tool to link her to crimes committed in North Dakota – a state she says she’d never been to ...
Biometric Companies

French police use of real-time facial recognition comes under scrutiny

Police in France are reportedly photographing individuals with police-issued mobile devices and using facial recognition developed by the German company Cognitec to match their faces against a ...
TechSpot

Grandmother spent six months in jail after AI facial recognition misidentified her

WTF?! Facial recognition systems aren't always accurate, and the consequences of these mistakes can be severe. One of the worst instances of AI getting things wrong is the case of Angela Lipps, a ...