NIST Evaluation Shows Advance in Face Recognition Software’s Capabilities | NIST

NIST Evaluation Shows Advance in Face Recognition Software’s Capabilities | NIST

NIST Evaluation Shows Advance in Face Recognition Software’s Capabilities

Between 2014 and 2018, facial recognition software got 20 times better at searching a database to find a matching photograph, according to the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) evaluation of 127 software algorithms from 39 different developers—the bulk of the industry. The findings, together with other data in a NIST report published today, point to a rapidly advancing marketplace for face-based biometric matching algorithms.

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