Biometrics & Computer Vision Experts - Proving Humanity In Digital Age
As AI gets better at pretending to be human, how do we prove we're actually real?
CALLING ALL EXPERTS: I've been commissioned by E&T to write a feature on what makes us truly human in a world of machines.
We've gone from passwords and PINs to facial recognition, blinking at cameras and proving we're alive. Yet AI is getting increasingly good at faking all of these things so I want to speak to people about the engineering challenges involved, as well as the philosophical ones.
What actually makes us human in the eyes of technology?
What can we measure or detect that AI can't/will never be able to replicate?
How far down do we need to go before being human becomes technologically provable?
And is there a point where even biometrics won't be enough?
I'm keen to speak to engineers, researchers and experts in biometrics, computer vision, ID verification, AI security, liveness and related fields. I'd also love to hear from people exploring the more philosophical questions around digital identity and what it means to be human today.
Note: I'm not looking to write another 'deepfakes are scary' piece. I'm much more interested in the bigger questions behind how we distinguish humans from machines.
If this is your area, or you know someone who'd have an interesting take (please make it interesting!), give me a shout on: [email redacted]
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