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| S. Korea Using AI to track Covid patients – media |
| 2021-12-14 |
| [RT] In an effort to limit infections, South Korea is to trial an artificial intelligence (AI) facial recognition system to track Covid cases in one of its most densely populated cities, according to an official cited by Reuters. The system, which will be funded nationally and tested in Bucheon, on the outskirts of Seoul, will begin operating in January. Using facial recognition and AI, it will take advantage of the city’s 10,820 security cameras to track the movements of active cases and their close contacts, and to determine whether they wore a mask. Reuters reported on Monday that the city had submitted a 110-page business plan to South Korea’s Ministry of Science and Information and Communications Technology, which is seeking proposals to limit the spread of infection. Once the project is rolled out, South Korea will join China, India, Japan, Poland, Russia, and multiple US states in exploring the potential of facial recognition to keep a watchful eye on those who test Covid-positive. Related: Facial recognition: 2021-12-03 Al-Azhar denounces 'Zionist storming' of Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron as 'assault on Islamic sanctities' Facial recognition: 2021-11-09 IDF building facial recognition database of Palestinians in Hebron — report Facial recognition: 2021-10-07 The CIA Blames Incompetence for Losing Dozens of Agents but Is That the Real Story? |
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