NIST’s image standards could become win/lose factor for govt biometrics contractors
The U.S. government is developing a vendor-neutral standard for assessing how useful an image might be for biometric identification. The…
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UK government positions itself away from EU on AI regulation while testing how light touch it can go
The UK government launched a trio of documents concerning AI on 18 July, all with the general purpose of fostering…
School security summit pushes object and facial recognition tech, leans on humans
On the same day that the U.S. Supreme Court made it easier to carry a concealed firearm, a panel including…
Researchers question how AI system can determine race from X-rays
A study has revealed that an artificial intelligence (AI) medical diagnostics system can recognize the race of a person just…
Internet of Behavior grows but can the industry get ahead of public misgivings?
Ethics concerns continue to delay the deployment of current and new biometric surveillance technologies. For every positive use case there…
Facial recognition will deliver on its promise if vendors do on theirs, Corsight CEO suggests
Misconceptions around facial recognition and concerns about its effectiveness and how biometric technology will be used are understandable, but must…
Researcher shows progress on explainability in biometric PAD systems
Explaining the decisions of artificial intelligence systems like those used in biometric presentation attack detection is a complicated matter, and…
Deloitte predicts more attempts to ban facial recognition in 2022
Advisory services company Deloitte Global’s TMT (Technology, Media & Telecommunications) Predictions has projected that next year could witness a series…
Tool for explainable face biometrics, neural networks open-sourced by TruEra
TruEra has made its tool for explainability in machine learning models based on neural networks, like many biometric systems, available as…
NIST goes deeper into bias in biometrics
If NIST were a TV show, it would be Dragnet, the sober, just-the-facts U.S. detective show that saw crimes solved…
