
Source could be any of these: a scanned photograph, a live video stream or a CCTV footage. Here also, source is not a matter of concern. In Recognition, the system recognizes a known face in a digital image with a known name. In Detection, the system identifies human faces in digital images, irrespective of the source of the image. Face Detection and Recognition – An Overviewįace Detection and Face Recognition are two distinct concepts that differ completely from each other, though recognition builds upon detection.

Before we move on, let us have a quick glance at the two terms- face detection and face recognition. Face recognition is a biometric method of identifying (recognizing) an individual by comparing live capture or digital image data against the stored record for that person. Today, this technique finds its application in a broad range of industries including retail, event management, hospitals, academies, defense wings, government departments, commercial establishments, banks, and financial institutions. "These efforts raised important questions about privacy, the lack of consensus on a definition of 'emotions,' and the inability to generalize the linkage between facial expression and emotional state across use cases, regions, and demographics," Sarah Bird, principal group product manager at Microsoft's Azure AI unit, said in a blog post.Įxisting customers will have one year before losing access to artificial intelligence tools that purport to infer emotion, gender, age, smile, facial hair, hair and makeup.Facial recognition (or face recognition) systems are commonly used for security purposes. Since at least last year, Microsoft has been reviewing whether emotion recognition systems are rooted in science. The actions reflect efforts by leading cloud providers to rein in sensitive technologies on their own as lawmakers in the United States and Europe continue to weigh comprehensive legal limits.


OAKLAND, Calif., June 21 (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) on Tuesday said it would stop selling technology that guesses someone's emotion based on a facial image and would no longer provide unfettered access to facial recognition technology.
