With face masks now compulsory or recommended in various parts of the country, how are facial recognition systems functioning?

Rebecca Heilweil covered emerging technology, artificial intelligence, and the supply chain. We know that face masks help protect others from Covid-19, and it looks like they also provide some ...

Finding ways around the problem There are currently no usable photo data sets of mask-wearing people that can be used to train and evaluate facial recognition systems.

A Florida shop owner is selling face masks made out of the skin of a Burmese python, an invasive species in the Everglades, to create a “fashion statement” and stop the spread of the coronavirus.