NIST finds biometric age estimation effective in first benchmark, coming soon

The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology presented a preview of its assessment of facial age estimation with selfie biometrics at the Global Age Assurance Standards Summit, which revealed promising initial results for assurance that an individual is over 18. The evaluation also suggests that with effective thresholds in place, biometric age estimation is potentially as effective as checking a date of birth field on an identity document.

Six algorithms were submitted to NIST’s Face Analysis Technology Evaluation …

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