It’s in the article. Public database called PimEyes.
It doesn’t go into much more detail than that. Says it’s an open to the public face searching database.
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ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
Public databases have photos of people’s faces? Or do they mean public if you pay for access? I didn’t think those had photos either but I’ve never paid for access so I don’t know.
testfactor@lemmy.world 2 days ago
ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
PimEyes doesn’t search Facebook. You can try it for yourself. It will find faces for you for free, but you have to pay to find out where it found them.
testfactor@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Fair. I presume that they meant publicly available in the sense that it was accessible to the public, not in the sense that it was necessarily free.
The article says they are using PimEyes, which I assume means that they’re paying for a subscription.
jewbacca117@lemmy.world 2 days ago
No, but meta does. Facial recognition will bring up their fb/Instagram.
ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
I have not come across facial recognition software that contains Facebook pictures in its database. I don’t mean to be creepy, but I’m curious about what software you’re referring to.
jewbacca117@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Whatever software they are talking about in the article, they don’t mention a name.
testfactor@lemmy.world 2 days ago
They did mention a name. Publicly available database called PimEyes apparently.
ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
That and the following makes me suspect that this is a faked publicity stunt rather than a real prototype.