May 03, 2001
Face-Recognition Systems Offer New Tools, but Mixed Results
Face-Recognition Systems Offer New Tools, but Mixed Results
Face recognition is very much in its infancy. It works reasonably well at confirming the identity of someone who wants to log on to a computer or pass through a security checkpoint. But it has yet to yield consistent results in law-enforcement and surveillance settings, where, depending on lighting, the camera angle and quality, and other variables, its powers of discrimination can be more akin to Mr. Magoo's than Superman's.
Posted by rshah at May 3, 2001 12:00 PM