Dark side of Machine learning : Used to make counterfeit “master key” fingerprints


Similar to the way that a master key can unlock every door in a building, these “DeepMasterPrints” use artificial intelligence to match a large number of prints stored in fingerprint databases and could thus theoretically unlock a large number of devices. … Julian Togelius, an associate professor of computer science and engineering [at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering] who led the research, notes that the Latent Variable Evolution method researchers used here to generate fingerprints can also be used to make designs in other industries—notably game development.

See more...