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Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Bledsoe, an American mathematician and computer
scientist, first introduced the concept of face recognition in 1960s.
How does Face Recognition Work?
Mainly four steps are involved in face recognition technology which are as follows:
1. Detects face using camera
2. Analyses the face by reading the geometry of the face
3. Converts the image into data
4. Matches the data with the existing database
Role of Artificial Intelligence in Face Recognition
With the use of AI, face recognition becomes one of the trending biometric authentication techniques.
This technique is able to identify an individual using facial features in an image or video. Now, AI-
enabled face recognition applications are also used in various social media applications to add different
types of filters on faces. For example, Snapchat uses face recognition technique to apply filters on face.
Areas Where AI-Powered Face Recognition is Being Used
Nowadays, face recognition technology is used in various areas. Some of the areas are as follows:
• It is used in criminal identification.
• It is used in phones to unlock them.
• It is used in social media websites to spot faces when you upload a photo.
• It is used in surveillance cameras.
Benefits of AI-Powered Face Recognition Systems
Some of the benefits of the AI-powered face recognition systems are as follows:
• It helps in finding missing people.
• It makes security systems more powerful.
• It reduces potential threats at various places as it identifies the criminals.
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