IP: more on Oh those damn false positives again -- More on biometric shortcomings:]

[Dave Farber <dave@farber.net>]

The problem is over hype/ Like many of the technological miracles such as AI
etc
It has been so over-hyped as the REAL solution , that the utility of what
can be done is missed.

There is a lesson to be learned which will most likely not be learned

Dave

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From: "Joseph P. Campbell" <jpc@ll.mit.edu>
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Date: Mon, 27 May 2002 16:22:54 -0400
To: farber@cis.upenn.edu
Hi David, Ben, Thomas, and Lisa,

I'd like to expand upon Thomas' following article
"Face recognition kit fails in Fla airport."
Although this was a very small test and it's unclear if the
training images were representative of what could be expected
of terrorists, the results appear to confirm what those of us
in the field have been saying all along about the use of current
facial recognition technology to detect terrorists in airports.
After the marketing dust settles, I don't believe that anyone
expects current facial recognition technology to be a "silver
bullet" and operate effectively all by itself.  A much better
question would be - how can current technology be used to
improve current operations?  It's unfortunate that the report
fails to address this and that, according to the article,
facial recognition technology is being dismissed altogether.

Joe

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