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Re: iPhone X

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Post by gshakir »

mholt wrote: post #53

I approve of Face ID more than Windows Hello, but I'm not convinced that neural networks are ready for security prime-time. Have we solved adversarial attacks yet? Were any of the masks they used in training painted with adversarial patterns? (The tech is cool, though. Actually amazing, that it fits on a phone.)

It was said that they worked with some best Hollywood make up artists that make masks.

Re: iPhone X

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Post by moogleii »

matthberg wrote: post #87

It's interesting how Apple is moving away from being the first phone with a feature (face id, Samsung did that before, or oled displays that are edge to edge). I think the shift from that innovation is a maturing step, but also a sign that the company is aging poorly. They can no longer claim to be leading with creation, just with quality. More and more the focus in smartphone development, not just Apple, is on being…

I think it was reported here that Samsung just stored a jpeg of your face on the local file system and did a simple compare. But sure, they get to claim being first. I suspect Apple is okay with that.

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Post by subie »

fivesigma wrote: post #135
TekMol wrote: post #108

That AI chip that runs 600 billion instructions per second - is that just for FaceID or can it be programmed?

600 billion instructions per second to show a poop emoji.

Incredible, just imagine what 2018 brings us.

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Post by the_duke »

Is it just me or does the big fat shiny frame on the iPhone 10 completely destroy it's aesthetic appeal and kills the 'infinity' effect?

It looks really clunky to me.

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Post by mikestew »

matthberg wrote: post #87

It's interesting how Apple is moving away from being the first phone with a feature (face id, Samsung did that before, or oled displays that are edge to edge). I think the shift from that innovation is a maturing step, but also a sign that the company is aging poorly. They can no longer claim to be leading with creation, just with quality. More and more the focus in smartphone development, not just Apple, is on being…

face id, Samsung did that before

No, they didn't. What Samsung did was release software that mimicked facial recognition. In fact, it mimicked it so well, people were convinced that Samsung did it first. What Samsung actually did was implement software that would sometimes coincidentally "recognize" a face, and more often would "recognize" a photo of the target user. What Samsung didn't do was implement facial recognition that was reliable and secure, which I think is what most people think of when they think "facial recognition".

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Post by protomyth »

ianferrel wrote: post #105
protomyth wrote: post #64

I fail to see how this Face ID will work in a North Dakota winter or on the ski slope. // And they had a demo failure on their new unlock and swipe up for home.

Not like touchid worked through gloves either. Passcode.

removing my glove for a second is a lot easier than undoing the clothing covering my head
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