Nature

Comprehensive comparison between vision transformers and convolutional neural networks for face recognition tasks

This paper presents a comprehensive comparison between Vision Transformers and Convolutional Neural Networks for face recognition related tasks, including extensive experiments on the tasks of face ...
Wired

Meta Silently Added Face-Recognition Code for Its Smart Glasses to Millions of Phones

Code reviewed by WIRED uncovered an unreleased face-recognition system embedded in Meta’s smart glasses platform. It’s designed to identify people via biometric data stored on users’ phones. Code ...
Wired

Cops Used DNA to Predict a Suspect’s Face—and Tried to Run Facial Recognition on It

In 2017, detectives working a cold case at the East Bay Regional Park District Police Department got an idea, one that might help them finally get a lead on the murder of Maria Jane Weidhofer.
Medical Xpress

Can you spot an AI face? A new test shows why some people do better

Can you tell the difference between an artificial-intelligence-generated face and a real one? In an era of digital misinformation, where fabricated images can spread widely across news and social ...
Nasdaq

NEC Face Recognition Technology Ranks First in NIST Accuracy Testing

TOKYO, Feb 8, 2024 - (JCN Newswire) - - NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) today announced that its face recognition technology has been ranked the world's most accurate in a benchmark test(1) conducted by ...
Nature

Frequency-specific neural abnormalities in congenital prosopagnosia revealed by magnetoencephalography during face perception

Congenital prosopagnosia (CP) is characterized by lifelong impairment in face recognition despite intact basic visual processing. While previous studies have demonstrated preserved “core” face ...
The Conversation

Face recognition technology follows a long analog history of surveillance and control based on identifying physical features

American Amara Majeed was accused of terrorism by the Sri Lankan police in 2019. Robert Williams was arrested outside his house in Detroit and detained in jail for 18 hours for allegedly stealing ...