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Re:New Yorkers Want to Stop Landlords from Using Facial Reco... by harvey9 on Thursday May 04, 2023 @11:47AM (#35817296)
Are there any light-skinned people set up on your doorbell for comparison? Would help to eliminate other possibilities like low light, or the algorithm being generally bad.
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Re:New Yorkers Want to Stop Landlords from Using Facial Reco... by nerdix on Saturday May 06, 2023 @01:36AM (#35838372)
Yes, in fact. I have people in my extended family who are fair skinned (i.e. white) and have visited my home. The Nest was almost immediately able to accurately identity them even in sub-optimal lighting conditions. Even though it struggles to identity me except in the most optimal lighting conditions. Despite the fact that it "sees" me a lot more.

It was one of the first things I noticed when I got the doorbell. The difference was stark and obvious.

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