Facial recognition systems stumble when confronted with million-face database

By Devin Coldewey

We’re all a bit worried about the terrifying surveillance state that becomes possible when you cross omnipresent cameras with reliable facial recognition — but a new study suggests that some of the best algorithms are far from infallible when it comes to sorting through a million or more faces. The University of Washington’s Megaface Challenge is an open competition among… Read More

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Source:: TechCrunch Gadgets