Welcome to Friday Futures, our weekly guide to the latest visions of The Future from around the web. This week: embryo editing and ethics; facial recognition; US election rigging; safer AI; drone deliveries; neurons can duplex. Read more…
(Reuters) – Microsoft on Friday called for government regulation of facial recognition technology and for laws governing its acceptable uses. “We believe Congress should create a bipartisan expert commission to assess the best way to Read more…
HONG KONG/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese guests at Marriott International, the world’s largest hotel chain, may soon be able to check in with a quick scan of their facial features. The chain will work in a Read more…
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – The Chinese capital, Beijing, is looking at introducing “bio-recognition technology”, including palm scanners and facial recognition cameras, to speed up passenger flow through subway stations at peak times, state media reported on Tuesday. China Read more…
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Ever been delayed on a flight because of straggling fellow passengers? That might be an annoyance of the past at Singapore’s Changi airport which is testing facial recognition systems that could, in Read more…
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – In the not too distant future, surveillance cameras sitting atop over 100,000 lampposts in Singapore could help authorities pick out and recognize faces in crowds across the island-state. The plan to install Read more…
BEIJING (Reuters) – At a highway check point on the outskirts of Beijing, local police are this week testing out a new security tool: smart glasses that can pick up facial features and car registration Read more…
ITEM: As various companies try to find a good business case for AR beyond hunting Pokemons, China’s police force in Zhengzhou has already found one: facial recognition AR glasses to spot criminals – or any Read more…
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India will build facial recognition into its national identity card in addition to fingerprints after a series of breaches in the world’s biggest biometric identification program, the government said on Monday. Read more…
ITEM: Japanese security systems company 3rd-eyes has launched a new anti-shoplifting system that uses facial recognition to detect repeat offenders – and alerts shop staff by changing the store’s ambient music. According to Nikkei Asian Read more…
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