Portraits of automated facial recognition on machinic ways of seeing the face

Automated facial recognition algorithms are increasingly intervening in society. This book offers a unique analysis of these algorithms from a critical visual culture studies perspective. The first part of this study examines the example of an early facial recognition algorithm called »eigenface« an...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Lee-Morrison, Lila, 1977- author (author)
Formato: Electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bielefeld Transcript 2019
Bielefeld, Germany : [2019]
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Image
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009438906706719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter 1 Table of Contents 5 Abstract 9 Acknowledgements 11 Chapter 1: Introduction 15 Chapter 2: Eigenface 55 Chapter 3: Francis Galton and the Composite Portrait 85 Chapter 4: Wittgenstein and the Composite Portrait 101 Chapter 5: Portraiture in the Age of AFR 117 Chapter 6: Metaportraits: Thomas Ruff, andere Portraits 125 Chapter 7: Faces in Excess: Zach Blas, Facial Weaponization Suite 141 Chapter 8: An Algorithmic Ready-made: Trevor Paglen, Adversarially Evolved Hallucination and Eigenface (Even The Dead Are Not Safe) 159 Chapter 9: Conclusion 177 References 187 List of Images 195