PimEyes Face Search Engine Company Profile

Published Nov 16, 2022 14:33 PM

PimEyes has gained global attention with The New York Times calling it "a potentially dangerous superpower from the world of science fiction", BBC praising it as "facial recognition on steroids", and The Washington Post claiming it to be "one of the most capable face-searching tools on the planet."

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In this report, based on research and an interview with PimEyes President Giorgi Gobronidze, IPVM examines the company's background, approach, challenges, and outlook.

Related, see IPVM's full test results of PimEyes.

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Revenue *** ***********

**** ********* *******' ****** ******* ** be ******* $* ******* *** $* million ********. ******* **** ** ********* its ******* ***** ** * ************-***** service. *** ******* **** **** **** a ***** ** *,***-**,*** *********** ********,*********** *****-**-*****, ****** *********** ***** ***** lower-priced ***** ($**-$** * *****), *** less **** *** ** *** ******* tier ($*** * *****).

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*** **** ******** *** ****** *********, almost ******** *** ****** ****** ** several ***** ** **** ** ******* line. * **** ** *** **** [female] *** **%, *** * *** say **** **** [******] *** ** to **% ** **** ** ******* plan. **** *** ********* * *** not ******, ******* ***** **** **** I *** ************* * *** **** that **** **** ***** *** **** program ** ***** *******. * ****'* have *** **** **** ******* [*******] was **** *** ********. ******* ********* provide ***** ******* ***********, ** *** actually ******* * ****** ** **** the *** ******* ** ********** ** our ********* *** ***** ********** *****. So ** **** ****, **** ** see ** *** **** ******** *** female, **** ** **** ** **** Plus *****.

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Subscription *****

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*** ******* **** ****** ***** ** request **** *** **** ******** ******* from *** ******* ******, *** *** Advanced **** ******* *** ********* *** "Deep ******" *******.

Face ****** ******

***** *** ****** ** ***** ** their ****** ** **** * ***** of ********** ***** * ******. ********* to** ****** **** ** *******, *** ******** ***** *** ** "show * **** ****, **** *****, well-lit, **** **********, *** ** ******** covering *** ****."** *** *******, ** ********** ** *** ** be *** ****** ********** *** ****** detection *** *********** *** *******.

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********* ** **********, *******' ************ *** be ********:

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Alerts ** *****

*** ******* ****** ** ***** ******* for *** ***********, ***** *** ***** can ****** ** ***** *** ******* notifications ** * *** ***** ** entered **** *** ********. *** ****** can ** *** ***** ** * single ***** ** ******** ******.

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PROtect ******* ****** **** *** **** *********

******* ** ******, ***** *** *** images **** **** ***** **** ** be ******** **** ******* ********. ***** on ***** ********* ******, ******* **** exclude ******* ****** ** ****. ********* on *** ************ ****, ***** *** request ******* ** ***** * **** or **** ******** ****** ** ***** behalf. **** ******* ******** ***** ** submit ***** **********-****** *** (** ******** form).

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PimEyes *** *** ***********

********** ********* **** ******* ** ********* to *** *********** *** ********** ********, but **** ** *** **** ** tailoring ***** ******** ************ ** ***** agencies:

****** *********** *** *** *** ***** package *** *** **. ** ***'* have * ******* *********** ****** ***** this.

** ****** *********** **** ** **** up, **** *** ** **, *** we ***'* **** ******** ******** *** law *********. ****'* *** ** *** differences ******* ** *** ********* **. Because **** [*********] ******** ********* **** law *********, *** ****'* * ****** why ***** ** ** ****** ** check ** *** **** **** ***** out **** ***** ****** ** ***. Because * ******* **** **** [*********] do *** *** *** ****** ******* if **** *** *** ****** **** what's *** ***** ** ******* *** them ** *** ********?

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**** *********** **** ***** **** ****** from * ******** *************************. ** ********** ** *******, ***** firms ****** *** *********** ** ***** customer ****, ******* ******* **** ***:

** *** ********** ********* **** **** [Clearview]. ** ***** ****** ***** ******* to *********, *** *** ***** ** audience ** *** ** ***** ** absolutely ********* ******* ********* ** ** designed ** ****** *********** ** *** enforcement ********, *** ******** ********** **** the ****** ****** **********. ** ** not ********* **** *** ********** *** we ****** **** *** ******** *** accessible *** ******* ******.

********** ********* *******' ****** *** **** and ***** ***********:

** ****** ******** **** ******* ** GDPR. ** ***** ****** *** ****** opt *** **** *** *******. ** do *** **** ** ***** ********* the ********** **** ****** ******* ****** way, ***** *** ****** ********* ******* to *********** *** ********** **** *******.

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