Facial Recognition Technology Is A WIP
May 23, 2013
Watch any crime-solving show on TV and the forensics department has facial recognition technology that can take a blurry photo and make it as clear as pure water. Sadly, ARS Technica points out that facial recognition technology is more fantasy than truth: “Why Facial Recognition Tech Failed In The Boston Bombing Manhunt.” The article points out the faults in facial recognition, citing how the suspected Boston bombers’ photos were in a database but cameras around the area failed to pick them up. The technology can work, but it almost needs the right person at the right time:
“Under the best circumstances, facial recognition can be extremely accurate, returning the right person as a potential match more than 99 percent of the time with ideal conditions. But to get that level of accuracy almost always requires some skilled guidance from humans, plus some up-front work to get a good image.”
Improved graphic quality and cloud computing make the process more reliable and accurate, even deployable to mobile devices. Multiple mobile devices with cameras from different angles can actually cobble together an image, but more cameras are not a solution. The current systems are not complex enough to handle it, but the technology is well on its way. Facial recognition is more science-fiction than reality. It exists, but only in the beta phase.
Whitney Grace, May 23, 2013
Sponsored by ArnoldIT.com, developer of Beyond Search
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