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Could super-recognizers be used for parallel construction? Seems like it would be a great fit. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallel_construction https://en.w

by deegles 10y ago

Could super-recognizers be used for parallel construction? Seems like it would be a great fit. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallel_construction https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallel_construction

leaveyou 10y ago
I suspect the "super-recognizers" are a good cover for some new algorithm for face identification.. "trawling through an image database with more than 100,000 stills.." sounds quite incredible to me.
- thom 10y ago
  I have seen organisations manually perform larger, more tedious tasks, for more money, with less useful results, so I'm happy to take it at face value.
  - AnimalMuppet 10y ago
    Pun intended? If so, nicely done...
- AlexCoventry 10y ago
  A similar effort was taken to successfully identify MLK's killer from his fingerprints, back in 1968.
nkurz 10y ago
I don't see the connection. Could you explain what you mean?
- wolf550e 10y ago
  Police have information that a suspect will be at a certain place at a certain time. Maybe from wiretap, maybe from informant. They want to arrest the suspect. They do not want the suspect to know about source of information, or even existence of information. They want the arrest to appear as if it was just bad luck. This way suspect does not switch phones or performs mole hunt within their organization. Police force including an officer who is known as super recognizer is told to be somewhere at some time. Suspect shows up doing nothing suspicious, giving no reason to be stopped and questioned (identification requested) by police. Officer known as super recognizer "recognizes" suspect from book of wanted criminals with 100,000 photos, giving reason for police to approach, apprehend suspect. Officer gives sworn testimony successful arrest was pure good luck. > To cover up the fact that the Allies were reading Japanese code, American news agencies were given the same cover story used to brief the 339th Fighter Squadron, that civilian coastwatchers in the Solomons observed Yamamoto boarding a bomber and relayed the information by radio to American naval forces in the immediate area. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Vengeance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Vengeance

by deegles 10y ago

Could super-recognizers be used for parallel construction? Seems like it would be a great fit. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallel_construction https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallel_construction

leaveyou 10y ago

I suspect the "super-recognizers" are a good cover for some new algorithm for face identification.. "trawling through an image database with more than 100,000 stills.." sounds quite incredible to me.

thom 10y ago
I have seen organisations manually perform larger, more tedious tasks, for more money, with less useful results, so I'm happy to take it at face value.
- AnimalMuppet 10y ago
  Pun intended? If so, nicely done...
AlexCoventry 10y ago
A similar effort was taken to successfully identify MLK's killer from his fingerprints, back in 1968.

nkurz 10y ago

I don't see the connection. Could you explain what you mean?

wolf550e 10y ago
Police have information that a suspect will be at a certain place at a certain time. Maybe from wiretap, maybe from informant. They want to arrest the suspect. They do not want the suspect to know about source of information, or even existence of information. They want the arrest to appear as if it was just bad luck. This way suspect does not switch phones or performs mole hunt within their organization. Police force including an officer who is known as super recognizer is told to be somewhere at some time. Suspect shows up doing nothing suspicious, giving no reason to be stopped and questioned (identification requested) by police. Officer known as super recognizer "recognizes" suspect from book of wanted criminals with 100,000 photos, giving reason for police to approach, apprehend suspect. Officer gives sworn testimony successful arrest was pure good luck. > To cover up the fact that the Allies were reading Japanese code, American news agencies were given the same cover story used to brief the 339th Fighter Squadron, that civilian coastwatchers in the Solomons observed Yamamoto boarding a bomber and relayed the information by radio to American naval forces in the immediate area. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Vengeance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Vengeance