Police personnel wearing glasses equipped with facial recognition technology have been deployed at a railway station in a central Chinese city to screen large numbers of travellers during the Chinese New Year for wanted criminals. “The glasses — which resemble Google Glass — are connected to a police database that can match passengers with criminal suspects. “China has pursued an ambitious plan to develop its AI sector in recent years, with police departments across the country implementing facial recognition technology. Shanghai has used it to identify and fine traffic violators while in coastal Qingdao, facial recognition helped police arrest dozens of suspected criminals at the city’s famous beer festival,” Sixthtone news website reported. A Chinese police officer using the new hi-tech glasses equipped with facial recognition technology.

Source: Hindustan Times February 07, 2018 11:48 UTC