I was expecting a dystopian AI recognition or computer virus tracking system, but this was actually much cooler and more interesting. I find the 1% figure really interesting - that's about the...
I was expecting a dystopian AI recognition or computer virus tracking system, but this was actually much cooler and more interesting. I find the 1% figure really interesting - that's about the same proportion of the population with ASD such as myself, yet I've never met anyone with this ability in my life, at least knowingly. It's kinda crazy to think of how many people there are out there with this ability who don't realize it and how much better they are at facial recognition.
And fwiw, I can confirm that I indeed suck at recognizing faces, it usually takes 5-10 long exposures to someone before I can consistently place their face. On the flipside though, I'm excellent with names, and can recall the name of every friend, teacher, university professor, and coworker I've ever had with minimal difficulties.
I was expecting a dystopian AI recognition or computer virus tracking system, but this was actually much cooler and more interesting. I find the 1% figure really interesting - that's about the same proportion of the population with ASD such as myself, yet I've never met anyone with this ability in my life, at least knowingly. It's kinda crazy to think of how many people there are out there with this ability who don't realize it and how much better they are at facial recognition.
And fwiw, I can confirm that I indeed suck at recognizing faces, it usually takes 5-10 long exposures to someone before I can consistently place their face. On the flipside though, I'm excellent with names, and can recall the name of every friend, teacher, university professor, and coworker I've ever had with minimal difficulties.