McDonald’s is testing voice recognition software in Chicago for drive-thru orders

I THINK they want fries? McDonald’s is testing voice recognition software in Chicago for drive-thru orders – but employees have to help nearly a quarter of the time McDonald’s is testing voice recognition software at 10 locations in Chicago The technology is being used in the drive-thru to cut customer wait time  The systems is 85% accurate, … Read more

Facial recognition website PimEyes searches 900M photos to find people online with scary accuracy 

Despite the controversy surrounding Polish-based facial recognition software PimEyes, an extensive test of the search engine shows that it has trouble identifying ordinary people.   Of the more than 25 searches performed by DailyMail.com, the AI-powered system had varying levels of trouble with 70 percent of photos, including rotated images or those that are slightly blurred. … Read more

Facial recognition website PimEyes searches 900M photos to find people online with scary accuracy 

Despite the controversy surrounding Polish-based facial recognition software PimEyes, an extensive test of the search engine shows that it has trouble identifying ordinary people.   Of the more than 25 searches performed by DailyMail.com, the AI-powered system had varying levels of trouble with 70 percent of photos, including rotated images or those that are slightly blurred. … Read more

Apple unveils new iPad Pro that features facial recognition and cameras with LiDAR sensor

Apple unveils new iPad Pro with M1 chip that features facial recognition and cameras with LiDAR laser sensor to capture ‘incredible details’ in low-light conditions Apple announced a new iPad Pro available in 11-inch and 12-inch sizes Both feature Apple’s in-house M1 chip, giving them capabilities of an iMac The iPad Pro is equipped with … Read more

Scientists urge the public to try a new game to see the risks of ’emotion recognition technology’

Members of the public are being asked by scientists to pull faces at their webcam or phone screen to learn more about a controversial technology.  The site, called Emojify, was built to draw attention to ’emotion recognition’ systems and the downfalls of this powerful technology.  Powered by artificial intelligence, it is is designed to recognise … Read more

Married At First Sight brides Photoshop themselves beyond recognition

They became household names in 2018 after appearing on the fifth season of Married At First Sight. But fans would had a hard time recognising Sarah Roza, 42, and Melissa Walsh, 56, after a heavily Photoshopped image of the pair surfaced on Instagram last week. The black-and-white image showed Sarah and Melissa posing in cleavage-baring … Read more

Met Police’s arrested one person after scanning 13,000 people with facial recognition cameras

Facial recognition cameras scanned 13,000 people’s faces but only helped make one arrest, new figures show, as it’s revealed the AI surveillance kit picked out the wrong person seven out of eight times during one deployment.  Met Police used facial recognition technology three times in London last year – but campaigners say it is ‘dangerously … Read more

Met Police’s arrested one person after scanning 13,000 people with facial recognition cameras

Facial recognition cameras scanned 13,000 people’s faces but only helped make one arrest, new figures show, as it’s revealed the AI surveillance kit picked out the wrong person seven out of eight times during one deployment.  Met Police used facial recognition technology three times in London last year – but campaigners say it is ‘dangerously … Read more

Intel unveils RealSense ID – secure facial recognition system for smart devices

Intel has introduced RealSense ID, an on-device solution that combines depth sensors and artificial intelligence for secure, Apple’s Face-ID-like facial recognition. Purpose-built for user protection, the RealSense ID will, according to Intel, bring facial recognition to point-of-sale systems, ATMs, smart locks and more. The step-up is simple: an active depth sensor combined with specialized neural … Read more