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Face AI, like face recognition and face analysis, is becoming increasingly common, and the big question is how are they similar, and how are they different? There have been numerous stories and discussions around this, and it’s both complicated (in some ways) and simple (in other ways). Companies are changing their policies regarding the usage of these face AI technologies based on incorrect information and interpretation, so we created the following infographic. This helps explain the terms, what they mean, and how they are connected. The overall message is that face analysis and face recognition both rely on face detection, but are very different uses of the information once a face has been detected.

Face AI Detection Analysis Recognition