New AI-powered facial recognition system reads vital signs

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Hitoshi Imaoka, a fellow with IT and network technologies company NEC, has unveiled a new system that combines AI with facial recognition technology to take vital signs in elderly individuals, winning a CES 2024 Innovation Award in Artificial Intelligence. - REUTERS

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00:00 This is a display that estimates vital information from the face.

00:18 It can measure three things, pulse rate, oxygen level, and respiratory rate from the face.

00:23 The unique point of this system is that it can measure within 10 seconds.

00:35 In recent years, the population of the world has been aging rapidly, and the number of

00:39 elderly people is increasing.

00:41 I think it's probably difficult for an elder to wear a device like a smart watch.

00:46 So we wanted to create a system that can examine people's health status just by the look of

00:51 their faces, and that's why we are exhibiting it here.

00:56 [BLANK_AUDIO]

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