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Super-recognizers can identify faces with stunning accuracy, but new research reveals they share the same blind spot as the rest of us when AI fakes are involve
Governments and airports are standardizing facial comparison at scale. Investigators who haven't caught up are already behind, and their clients are starting to
Forget IQ scores and tech experience. New research shows the best predictor of spotting AI-generated faces is a trainable visual skill. Here's the science behin
U.S. border and aviation agencies are doubling down on facial recognition, while independent reporting reveals these systems can't always verify who people actu
That grainy gas station frame you almost discarded? Science says it might be your strongest evidence, if you know which 20% of the face to analyze first. Here's
A tiny fraction of humans can recognize faces with near-superhuman accuracy. But even they make systematic errors that AI can catch in milliseconds. Here's the
Airport facial recognition is dominating headlines, and confusing your clients. Here's the technical and legal line that separates mass biometric screening from
Forget tech savvy. New research shows the people best at spotting AI-generated faces have one surprising perceptual skill, and it has nothing to do with knowing
As federal agencies deploy audited, documented facial recognition at airports and borders, courts are developing a new baseline for what "rigorous" identity ver
Investigators are using clothing color and body type to sidestep facial recognition bans. Here's why that workaround quietly destroys case reliability, and how
Only 1-2% of people are true super-recognizers, yet nearly every investigator thinks they're in that group. New research is exposing the gap between confidence
Government facial recognition programs are stumbling over bias, consent failures, and zero chain of custody. Investigators who keep using black-box tools are ma
