AI proves that fingerprints are not unique, upending the legal system
ByEric Ralls
Earth.com staff writer
A team of researchers found that prints from different fingers of the same person can sometimes appear more alike…..
Traditional methods rely on minutiae, which refer to branching patterns and endpoints in the ridges.
“The AI was not using ‘minutiae,’ which are the branchings and endpoints in fingerprint ridges – the patterns used in traditional fingerprint comparison,” Guo explained.
“Instead, it was using something else, related to the angles and curvatures of the swirls and loops in the center of the fingerprint.”
His findings suggest that experts may have overlooked important visual cues.
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