face recognition

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Good with faces? New research suggests that your ability might be more akin to piecing together a jigsaw puzzle than taking a photograph.

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Our brains are wired to recognise faces holistically, but focusing on two standout features can improve performance, a new UNSW study shows.

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Even the world’s best available training – used to train police, border control agents and other security personnel – does not compensate for natural talent in face recognition.

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The first study to compare performances of trained facial examiners, super-recognisers, and facial-recognition algorithms, has revealed a combination of human and computer decision-making is most accurate.

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Face-matching experts using automatic face recognition software at the Australian Passport Office are 20% more accurate than average people at detecting fraud, new research shows.

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The first study to test the skills of FBI agents and other law enforcers who have been trained in facial recognition has provided a reassuring result – they perform better than the average person or even computers on this difficult task.