Virtual Conference 2023 Ontario Ancestors, The Ontario Genealogical Society

Facial Recognition in Genealogy, Not Just CSI Anymore

Presented by Gordon McBean

Summary:

The computer screen in the background of a police drama flashing through faces, then BOOM, “Match”. Genealogists now have this facial recognition power. 

Description:

We have all seen it. The computer screen in the background of a police drama flashing through faces as the two detectives in the foreground argue that it might take days. Then BOOM, it stops on one face and a box pops up “Match”. The realm of super computers crunching this mass of data is gone. Genealogists now have on their desktops or their websites this facial recognition power. My Heritage has had the technology for about 10 years. They have also had online facial aging and celebrity matching service based on the technology.  I use Adobe Photoshop Elements to organize and tag my photo collection. In this presentation we will look at ways to use the technology in your genealogy to organize and tag your photos.