Scientists from Fudan University (Shanghai) and the Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics at the Chinese Academy of Sciences have created a 500-megapixel "super camera" capable of capturing "thousands of faces in the stadium in great detail and generating face data for the cloud, finding a specific target in an instant." With its help, using a cloud service based on artificial intelligence, it will be possible to recognize any person in the crowd.
An article reporting on the Global Times super camera noted that the facial recognition system was designed with national defense, military and public safety in mind and that it will be used at military bases, satellite launch facilities and border security to prevent entry into restricted territory. suspicious persons and objects.
It is also reported that the super-camera can record videos with the same ultra-high resolution as photos, thanks to two special chips developed by the same team of scientists.
Experts warn that the use of such a camera system may entail a violation of privacy.
Wang Peiji, Ph.D., School of Astronautics at the Harbin Institute of Technology, told the Global Times that the current surveillance system is sufficient for public safety, noting that building a new system would be an expensive project with not so significant benefits. .
Source: 3dnews.ru