2020东京奥运会:参赛人员将“刷脸”进场
日本人最善于发明各种实用和不实用的高科技产品,2020年东京奥运会上自然也少不了高科技的身影。日前,日本媒体透露,东京奥运会将采用人脸识别技术来加强安检,需要“刷脸进场”的参赛运动员及工作人员预计将达到30多万。 While the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea are just around the corner, attention is already turning to the 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan as reports indicate that facial recognition will be used as a security measure at those games. The Japan Times reported that sources confirmed the technology would be used to "streamline the entry of athletes, officials and journalists to the games venues." While spectators won't be subject to the recognition treatment, the number of people from the groups that will be screened with facial recognition could total anywhere between 300,000 and 400,000, according to the Times report. The extra layer of security will come on top of ID cards that will also be handed out to those participants. The organizing committee tested the technology at Japan's housing during the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with moderate success though there were complaints of long waits. They hope to sort out the wait and other issues over the next 2.5 years ahead of the Tokyo Games which start in late July 2020. NEC, the company handling the technology, also tested out their gear at two Brazil airports during the 2016 Olympics and is behind numerous other similar projects, including software used by the Chicago Police. Facial recognition is becoming more and more prevalent and the Olympics are just the latest arena to use them for security purposes. Other examples of planned or implemented facial recognition tech in use include robot police in China, bridges and tunnels in New York City, and more widespread (and questionable) uses by the FBI. 注:2016年,纽约宣布将在各大桥梁和隧道中使用人脸识别技术,用以抓捕各类嫌疑犯及恐怖分子。 Hell, the technology also allows you to use your fancy new phone, ration toilet paper usage, and order fast food. 看到这里,有人可能会疑惑,刷脸开手机这个我懂,刷脸和取厕纸有什么关系呢?其实,坐标在帝都的朋友,就在离你不远的天坛公园,已经开始采用刷脸取厕纸的技术啦。 Tiantan Park, home to the iconic Temple of Heaven, is now home to six high-tech dispensers that mete out toilet paper only after conducting a facial scan, The Beijing News reported. The pilot program kicked off after authorities faced an increasing number of local residents raiding the park's restrooms for toilet paper. |