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Human Ethnicity Recognition

Face-Recognition Site Reveals Shades of Gray in Human Ethnicity

Asian, black, Latino or white? In the ethnic melting pot that is the United States today, these overgeneralized racial classifications are becoming increasingly inadequate when it comes to describing someone’s background. To address the shortcomings of these blanket classifications, a company called Kairos is using face-recognition software to estimate the percentage of a person’s ethnic...

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School Shooting AI

Holistic Artificial Intelligence Can Solve the Plague of School Shootings

Another school shooting. Another round of demands for answers. Another debate over the same set of options—from gun control to arming teachers, to improving the mental healthcare system. The End Result: Still More School Shootings. However, a real solution to this crisis may be within reach due to the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies...

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