“We don’t know for sure how it does it” – AI baffles scientists

Fingerprints found at separate locations can be linked by AI

A groundbreaking study at Columbia University is challenging the long-held belief that each fingerprint on a person’s hand is entirely unique. 

According to the BBC, the research team has developed an AI tool capable of analyzing human fingerprints to determine if they belong to the same individual.

The researchers report that the technology was able to identify, with an accuracy of between 75% and 90%, whether prints from different fingers originated from one person. However, the exact workings of how the AI achieved this remains a mystery.

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Curated by Arun