Posted 1/12/2024, 4:37:00 PM
AI System Finds Fingerprints Not as Unique as Long Believed
- Study finds fingerprints are not unique, challenging long-held belief using AI system to match prints
- System matched prints from different fingers of same person with 77% accuracy, showing similarities
- Similarities come from ridge patterns and curves in fingerprint centers, not traditional minutiae
- Applications could help generate leads in cold cases and reduce unnecessary investigations
- Author argues discovery shows power of AI to recognize features humans missed for centuries