Icymi: The Almost Valuable Ai Start-Up Inthe The World Does Facial Recognition

Some idea us mad alongside our focus on countermeasures to the surveillance state. But at that spot was a method to that madness.

We've looked at responses ranging from uncomplicated dazzle camouflage dorsum inwards 2013's How to Hide From Cameras:

To hairstyles + makeup that confuse facial recognition algos:

...but this raises its ain ready of problems, non the to the lowest degree of which is 

taking a one-half hr to apply exactly as well as then you lot tin give the sack boot the bucket downwardly to the lobby.

To Hyperface article of apparel alongside thousands of pseudo-facial "hits" that exactly overwhelm the computer:
"Anti-Surveillance Clothing Aims to Hide Wearers From Facial Recognition "

From the scholarly materials such equally "Fooling The Machine: The Byzantine Science of Deceiving Artificial Intelligence".
To, equally noted inwards ""Magic AI: 'These are the Optical Illusions that Trick, Fool, as well as Flummox Computers.":

...First though a fleck of housekeeping.
Just as well as then you lot know, I don't genuinely purpose the make-up techniques featured inwards the before posts. Despite the fact they convey roughly efficacy at fooling the photographic television set camera they brand you lot hold off similar a moron to human observers on the street. Better to exactly grade on roughly spectacles as well as blend into the crowd.

"The selling of facial recognition technology—and the staggering consequences"
Facial recognition In China

We'll travel coming dorsum to what has boot the bucket a fleck of an obsession on the blog, as well as the countermeasures thereto, but for now, exactly roughly of the applications. Remember, this isn't the state of the art, this is materials that is beingness deployed correct now.
The state of the fine art is genuinely spooky.... 

"Who Owns Your Face?"
"China’s Surveillance State: AI Startups, Tech Giants Are At The Center Of The Government’s Plans"
"Casino ATMs are Using Facial Recognition to Spot Money Launderers inwards Macau"
DNA Techniques Could Transform Facial Recognition Technology
 Bank Robbers’ Aluminum Invisibility Cloaks Foiled past times CCTV
Memo: New York Calling For Face Recognition Cameras At Bridges, Tunnels
Adversarial Images, Or How To Fool Machine Vision
Cargill Invests In Facial Recognition For Cows
And many, many more. Use the 'search blog' box if interested. 

Now, if you'll excuse me for a bit, I convey to boot the bucket out inwards populace for a seize alongside teeth to eat:

"Another Way To Fool The Facial Recognition Algos"