Super-Recognisers can Detect AI-hyperrealism - Australian Research

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Research by academics in Australia and Scotland, including Dr David White of the University of New South Wales, a well known expert on Super Recognisers noted the following:

The AI revolution has produced synthetic faces that often appear more human than real photos of people. We tested whether individual differences in face recognition abilities explain variation in discriminating AI from human faces. Super-recognisers—people with exceptional ability to recognise human faces (N = 36)—outperformed a standard participant group by 15 percent, and by 7 percent compared to motivated controls (Cohen’s d = 0.55; N = 89).

The full article can be found here:

OSF | Super-Recognisers can Detect AI-hyperrealism

Super Recognisers Spread to Austria

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Use of Police Super Recognisers Continue to Spread!

The Austrian Police are now using the natural talents of their officers in the State of Vorarlberg to spot offenders. Why isn't your department??

From the article: "'Super-recognizers' have natural abilities that cannot be trained," said the Director General for Public Security, Franz Ruf, during a background discussion on Wednesday at the Ministry of the Interior. "Even if faces have changed over time due to the aging process, even if there are difficult conditions such as in the case of a large crowd that is still moving, and if faces are only seen for a short time," Ruf said, hits could be scored."

https://noe.orf.at/stories/3324998/

Research - Super Recognisers better at detecting AI generated faces

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The academic study notes, "The AI revolution has produced synthetic faces that often appear more human than real photos of people. We tested whether individual differences in face recognition abilities explain variation in discriminating AI from human faces. Super-recognisers—people with exceptional ability to recognise human faces (N = 36)—outperformed a standard participant group by 15 percent..."

Criminals and terrorists will utilise AI faces to commit fraud, breach international borders and further their aims. Using human Super Recogniser skills gives law enforcement and counter-terrorism units opportunities to defeat these tactics.

Super-Recognisers can Detect AI-hyperrealism | Sciety Labs (Experimental)

German Super Recogniser Captures Thief

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This month, a German police Super Recogniser spotted a thief whose image had been captured by CCTV in the main railway station. The pickpocket, who had stolen an I-phone in December 2024, thought he had escaped detection, but his face had been remembered by an officer deployed on the S-Bahn.

BPOL-HH: Super recogniser of the Federal Police recognizes suspect after a crime in the ... | Press portal

US Super Recognizer

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Metro Transit Police Officer Kache Fields is used as a Super Recognizer (as it is spelt in the States!) and has identified 1000 suspects. The Association is pleased to see SR skills being used in the USA. Full details in the attached article:

https://wjla.com/news/local/metro-transit-mtpd-dc-washington-phtographic-memory-fields-investigative-units-agencies-be-on-the-look-out-stations-rail-bus-investigation-arrests-weapons-safety

Make-Up Classes to Defeat Automated Facial Recognition

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The Times of London newspaper has reported that activist make-up artists at the Glastonbury music festival have held a workshop to teach how to cause a glitch in facial recognition software, using a tactic known as “face breaking” or “computer vision dazzle”. The concept is based on dazzle camouflage used by ships during WW1, which used high-contrast colours and sloping lines to distort the structure of a vessel.

Combining human Super Recognisers and automated FR gives the best way of ensuring criminals and terrorists cannot utilise this tactic to escape justice. Do not over rely on technology - use the skills of your people too.

https://www.thetimes.com/culture/music/article/glastonbury-festival-greenpeace-how-to-beat-facial-recognition-protests-0v2c8cjl6

Super Recogniser Makes 3000 Identifications!

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Excellent work by Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) Andy Pope of the West Midland Police in UK on making 3000 identifications from CCTV and other images. Andy was made an Honorary Fellow of the Association by the chairman, Lord Lingfield, in recognition of his work. BUT only 40% of his identifications result in suspects being charged, as the West Midlands Police, like many other law enforcement agencies, do not manage image identifications in the systematic manner that we see with other forensic disciplines.  Too many suspects are escaping justice because Andy’s top work is top being used effectively by senior police officers.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14816527/Super-recogniser-PCSO-Memory-Cop-breaks-record.html