[ExI] Google AI low-resolution photo enhancemen

[Dave Sill]

On Mon, Sep 13, 2021 at 11:33 AM Adrian Tymes via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> On Mon, Sep 13, 2021 at 8:24 AM Dave Sill via extropy-chat <
> extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>
>> On Sun, Sep 12, 2021 at 5:34 AM BillK via extropy-chat <
>> extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>>
>>> You are obviously correct in saying that to start with a low-res photo
>>> and create a high-res photo involves adding information that is not
>>> present in the original. Nobody is disputing that.
>>
>>
>> They are if they think that photos can be enhanced to identify perps.
>>
>
> "Our algorithm identified the perp (when we asked it to determine if this
> image was more likely to be the person we already wanted to convict, or a
> lamp post)."
>

Yep. Or take the fuzzy perp shot, let an AI identify possible matches from
a photo DB like driver's license pics, and train an AI to enhance the fuzzy
photo to look as much like the desired suspect as possible. Use that to get
a judge to sign off on a search warrant.

-Dave
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