Lip reading robot

[Plane]

LIP READING
Researchers at the University of East Anglia (Norwich, UK) are
developing computer lip-reading software and hardware systems that
could be used for fighting crime. As well as law enforcement, there
could be other potential uses for the technology, such as installing a
camera in a mobile phone, or on the dashboard for in-car speech
recognition systems. The project will collect data for lip reading and
use it to create computerized methods that automatically convert videos
of lip motions into text.

Human lip-reading can be unreliable and the number of trained lip
readers is falling, mainly because people tend to be taught to sign
instead.

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Didn't HAL do this in "2001"?

[Amianthus]

Didn't HAL do this in "2001"?

Yes.

[kimba1]

But how reliable is it?
on tv crime show it has facial recognition programs.
but i don`t recall it ever being used in real life.
I have doubts we`re that advance right now.
but I also didn`t think the internet will catch on.

[Amianthus]

on tv crime show it has facial recognition programs.
but i don`t recall it ever being used in real life.

Notable users and deployments

The London Borough of Newham, in the UK, has a facial recognition system built into their borough-wide CCTV system.

The German Federal Police use a facial recognition system to allow voluntary subscribers to pass fully automated border controls at Frankfurt Rhein-Main international airport. Subscribers need to be European Union or Swiss citizens.

Griffin Investigations is famous for its recognition system used by casinos to catch card counters and other blacklisted individuals.

Additional uses

In addition to being used for security systems, authorities have found a number of other applications for facial recognition systems.

At Super Bowl XXXV in January 2000, police in Tampa Bay, Florida, used FaceIt to search for potential criminals and terrorists in attendance at the event. (it found 19 people with pending arrest warrants)

In the 2000 presidential election, the Mexican government employed facial recognition software to prevent voter fraud. Some individuals had been registering to vote under several different names, in an attempt to place multiple votes. By comparing new facial images to those already in the voter database, authorities were able to reduce duplicate registrations. Similar technologies are being used in the United States to prevent people from obtaining fake identification cards and driver’s licenses.

There are also a number of potential uses for facial recognition that are currently being developed. For example, the technology could be used as a security measure at ATM’s; instead of using a bank card or personal identification number, the ATM would capture an image of your face, and compare it to your photo in the bank database to confirm your identity. This same concept could also be applied to computers; by using a webcam to capture a digital image of yourself, your face could replace your password as a means to log-in.

More at this wikipedia article.

[kimba1]

wow
I`m behind
next you be telling cloning animals is commercially viable.

[Amianthus]

next you be telling cloning animals is commercially viable.

Project at UT for cloning adult farm animals.

A company has been setup to commercially clone cats, don't think they've done more than a handful, though.

[kimba1]

betting beef in the future will taste lousy
it already taste funny now

[Amianthus]

betting beef in the future will taste lousy
it already taste funny now

That's because most places don't take the time to age it properly. I always age beef myself before I use it.