Googlers develop AI that can catch people looking at your screen
As you can see from the demo video above, the software repeatedly interrupts a Google Hangouts conversation when it establishes that a person is peeking over the owner's shoulder. Apparently, the tool can detect a gaze in just 2 milliseconds while facial recognition takes about 47 milliseconds.
The researchers say that the electronic screen protector works well under various lighting conditions and can detect multiple head poses. Still, we can't help but wonder how would it affect battery life or what happens if you're trying to watch a video with a friend.
While this feature may seem like a great candidate for the next major version of Android, at this stage, it appears that it's more of an experimental project. However, we could see something similar implemented as an app or service at some point in the future.
source: NIPS via Digital Trends
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