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Dec 2020
21m 49s

In Machines We Trust: Your Face Could Be...

Mit Technology Review
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Face mapping and other tracking systems are changing the sports experience in the stands and on the court. In part-three of this latest series on facial recognition, Jennifer Strong and the team at MIT Technology Review jump on the court to unpack just how much things are changing.  We meet:  Donnie Scott, senior vice president of public security, IDEMIA Mi ... Show More
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