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Recognizing the Averaged Face (2 of 2)

Caption: This image illustrates the central problem in face recognition: changes in lighting, pose and facial expression can affect face images more than changes in identity. As a result, photos of the different people can be more similar than photos of the same person. The image above shows six photos of Person A, and six photos of Person B. But can you tell who is who? Answers: AABABA (1st row) / BBAABB (2nd row). This image relates to article that appeared in the Jan. 25, 2008, issue of the journal Science, published by AAAS. The study, by Dr. Rob Jenkins at University of Glasgow and colleagues, was titled "100% Accuracy in Automatic Face Recognition."

Credit: Photo provided by courtesy of Dr. Rob Jenkins, via Science-AAAS.

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