A search takes mere seconds. The New York Times used PimEyes on the faces of a dozen Times journalists, with their consent, to test its powers. PimEyes found photos of every person, some that the journalists had never seen before, even when they were wearing sunglasses or a mask, or their face was turned away from the camera, in the image used to conduct the search. A tech reporter’s younger self was spotted in an awkward crush of fans at the Coachella music festival in 2011. A journalist’s past life in a rock band was unearthed, as was another’s preferred summer camp getaway.

Source: New York Times May 27, 2022 04:36 UTC