Feb 19, 2020 13:00:00

`` Find mask non-wearer with face recognition AI '' tool will be developed in China where the new coronavirus spreads

The

new coronavirus infection that occurred in Wuhan, China in December 2019 is spreading worldwide, and Chinese authorities have forced the use of masks in public areas. Meanwhile, Chinese search giant Baidu has developed an open source tool that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to identify people who are out without masks.

Baidu releases open-source tool to detect faces without masksTechNode
https://technode.com/2020/02/14/baidu-open-source-face-masks/

Baidu Releases AI to Identify People Who Don't Wear Masks Amid Coronavirus
https://interestingengineering.com/baidu-releases-ai-to-identify-people-who-dont-wear-masks-amid-coronavirus

According to data from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare , at the time of writing the article, more than 72,000 people were infected with the new coronavirus in China, and 66 people tested positive in Japan, and the number of infected people may increase in the future Has been pointed out. cough ( Cough ) By sneezing splash ( Secret ) Chinese authorities have mandated the use of masks in public areas, such as restaurants, shopping malls and public transport, to reduce the risk of spreading the new coronavirus.

In fact, China Shenzhen ( Shenzhen ) A woman who refused to wear a mask was arrested at a city supermarket.

A case occurs in China where a woman who refuses to wear a mask is arrested-gigazine

However, testing for masks is basically done visually and by hand, making it difficult to pinpoint whether anyone in the crowd is not wearing a mask.

Meanwhile, the tool developed by Baidu says that facial recognition AI can identify people who do not wear masks in the crowd or people who can not wear masks correctly in real time.

The AI algorithm is trained on a data set containing about 100,000 kinds of face images, can identify people who do not wear masks with an accuracy of about 96.5%, and can automatically perform periodic inspections You. Baidu says the use of this face recognition tool will also significantly speed up inspections by Chinese authorities.

Baidu has also released a tool that can use the virus diagnosis and treatment plan of China and millions of medical consultation data to determine the risk of transmission of the new coronavirus.

In addition, although the mask has the effect of reducing the risk of 'spray infection from oneself to others', the effect of blocking 'infection from others to yourself' is thin, and the new coronavirus with an envelope is Many experts state that careful hand washing and gargle are more important than wearing a mask because of their vulnerability to soap.