Google Photos Identify Your Photos from your Back of Head
Google Photos has always been known for its efficient face recognition feature, allowing users to easily locate photos of friends or pets in their gallery. Now, it seems the application has taken a leap forward, becoming proficient in recognizing the back of people’s heads, even if they are covered with a hat.
Google has been using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning for many of its projects for years. Even though the company has faced lawsuits over Photos’ facial recognition, the technology is not new, but AI has undoubtedly been instrumental in enhancing it.
A recent report from AndroidAuthority highlighted how Google Photos can now identify the back of people’s heads and associate them with the respective individuals. The report described how Photos recognized numerous images of the back of the writer’s husband’s head, subsequently tagging him correctly in the grouping.
The upgrade to Google’s AI has been significant. The writer of the report explained how Photos successfully tagged his fiance in images taken from behind, where her head or hair were not visible. The assumption is that the application is utilizing previous images, clothing, hair, and other factors to create a model of the person and then correctly grouping them. This has resulted in Google Photos becoming exceptionally efficient at recognizing individuals, even when their faces are not visible.
In some cases, when Google’s AI and machine learning identify a face but are not entirely sure, a button appears stating, “face available to add,” allowing users to verify the tag. Impressively, the software can go back to photos from several years ago and successfully tag people.
While this development can be incredibly helpful, it might be unsettling for some users. If this level of recognition seems intrusive, it’s important to remember that the facial recognition feature can be disabled in Google Photos.
