Microsoft improves facial recognition across skin tones, gender
Facial recognition is everywhere. The technology is used in China to make kids pay attention and in California to order burgers. You can of course use your face to unlock your iPhone, but the tech also has the potential to screen passengers at US airports and recognize criminals. These last two uses are problematic, as the tech isn't ready to handle darker skin tones and genders. Microsoft hopes to help fix this problem with improved facial recognition technology the company claims has reduced error rates for men and women with darker skin by 20 percent.
According to Microsoft, commercially-available software performs best on males with lighter skin and the worst on females with darker skin. The new software system the company has been testing was able to reduce error rates by nine times for all women and significantly improve accuracy across all demographics.
Also at The Verge and TechCrunch.
(Score: 2) by aiwarrior on Wednesday June 27 2018, @02:13PM (1 child)
I wander if this will not lead to a genetic advantage in a future distopia where being darker, woman and plain features will get you anonymous in a crowd
(Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday June 27 2018, @02:26PM
I wonder into this future dystopia and think; No, you're not getting me.