“Face recognition has eliminated the risk of fake identities.” Megvii trains the algorithms that power Face++ and Face ID by feeding large data sets into a deep-learning engine called Brain++.

In part one of an audio series on face recognition, we explore the unexpected ways the technology is being used.

Ditch the hat and scarf – it’s not fooling anyone. Face recognition software can now see through your cunning disguise – even you are wearing a mask. Amarjot Singh at the University of ...