This is probably a tad off-topic, but I couldn't help myself. >From the Technology-We-Could-Probably-Do-Without files:
STEP RIGHT UP, LET THE COMPUTER LOOK AT YOUR FACE AND TELL YOU YOUR AGE http://www.physorg.com/news141394850.html >From the article: "...age-recognition algorithms could ... prevent minors from purchasing tobacco products from vending machines, and deny children access to adult Web sites." Sixteen-year-old-male's inner dialog: "I need a smoke and some porn. Let me think... Where did dad put that Ronald Reagan Halloween mask?" It "boasts" a 50% recognition accuracy rate +/-5 years and an 80% recognition accuracy rate +/-10 years. Unless, of course, the subject is wearing a big floppy hat, makeup or has had Botox treatment recently. Or found his dad's Ronald Reagan mask. 'Nuf said. Cheers, Brad P.S. Oh, yeah, and the guy responsible for this project claims it doesn't violate anyone's privacy because it can't be used to identify individuals. Right. They don't say who sponsored this research, but I sincerely doubt it was the vending machine companies or purveyors of Internet porn. ------------------------------------------- agi Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/ Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=8660244&id_secret=114414975-3c8e69 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
