Via YouTube (PanoCloud)Science & Tech / NewsScience & Tech / NewsChina is using AI smart glasses to detect people with coronavirusThe specs can monitor a person’s body temperature from up to a metre awayShareLink copied ✔️May 4, 2020May 4, 2020Text Gilda Bruno As China continues to ease its lockdown measures, security officers are using artificial intelligence-powered smart glasses to detect people with fevers, one of the main symptoms of coronavirus. Developed by AI startup Rokid, the smart specs use thermal imaging to measure a person’s body temperature from up to a metre away. According to the South China Morning Post, they can check the temperature of several hundred people every two minutes. The glasses are currently being used by security guards working at the recently reopened Hongyuan Park, in the eastern city of Hangzhou, to reduce waiting time at the park’s entrance. If someone registers a high fever, the device uses real-time facial recognition to send an automatic alert to staff for digital record. While the technology has proved successful in some cases, it doesn’t detect people who are asymptomatic or those who are infected but have yet to develop symptoms. It’s also slightly concerning to think of the implications that face-tracking technology could have on mass surveillance. In slightly less creepy tech-related news, research lab OpenAI has made an neural network that lets you create tracks in the style of Céline Dion, Kanye West, Tupac, and more. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.TrendingThings To Come: Porn saves the world in Maja Malou Lyse’s ‘bimbo sci-fi’The Danish artist’s new show premieres at the 2026 Venice Biennale – here, she discusses her fictional future where ‘porn stars rule the world’ and how it reflects our relationship with images todayArt & PhotographyBeautyNude awakening: Meet the young people embracing naturismOakley FashionGoing ‘field mode’ with Roger ScottArt & PhotographyMeet the photographer behind Olivia Rodrigo’s new eraFilm & TVWhat do sex workers actually think of Euphoria?FashionRio Fashion Week came in hot for its 2026 relaunchLife & Culture‘Chat was my backbone’: People are now using AI for awkward conversationsLife & CultureThe case for wiping your Instagram gridFilm & TVEuphoria season 3 is a celebration of female degradationEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy