WebCam Software Can Discern Gender and Age

Posted by Alex in Everything Else on October 8, 2007 at 1:58 am


You can decline to state your age but you can’t hide from this new facial recognition software from Omron Corp: it can tell the sex and age of people!

A computer screen displays the sex and age of people as determined by face-recognition software developed by Omron Corp. at the CEATEC technology trade show in Chiba, Japan October 2, 2007. The Japanese text reads: (L to R) "Woman 20-39 years, Man 20-39 years, Man 20-39 years".

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6 comments to "WebCam Software Can Discern Gender and Age"

  1. ted
    October 8th, 2007 at 8:34 am

    Wow, 20-39. That’s pretty accurate.

  2. Marilyn
    October 8th, 2007 at 10:51 am

    This myspace user is zero to 19 years of age and this predator issuing a friend request is 58 to 77 years of age. This should get fun, especially if it’s as accurate as the voice recognition software.

  3. Travis
    October 8th, 2007 at 12:27 pm

    My dog could be accurate if given a 19 year window.

  4. Alex
    October 8th, 2007 at 1:03 pm

    You guys are overly harsh on a new technology: yes a 19 year window is quite a sizeable one, but that’s actually amazing that the software *can* discern adult vs. children’s faces.

    I remember the first few generations of voice recognition - those were horrible - but they did become much better over the years.

    You can just see where the technology is taking us the next couple of decades.

  5. rAfI
    October 8th, 2007 at 1:36 pm

    Similar at this japan invent:
    http://coldchiliandhotchilly.blogspot.com/2007/09/maquinas-analizadora s-de-nuestra.html

  6. Fresh
    October 9th, 2007 at 3:17 am

    I’d like to see that thing try me. I’m quite androgynous and get the “are you a boy or a girl?” question almost everytime I go out ;)


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