Unique traits, computational insights: studying Super-Recognizers for societal applications DOI Open Access
Meike Ramon

Published: Nov. 29, 2023

Nearly fifteen years ago, the term Super-Recognizer (SR) was introduced in scientific literature as a result of an accidental finding. Since then, there has been surging interest topic — both from within research community, well international media and (mostly European) law enforcement. Given hype hope around SRs, review our current understanding their ability is needed. I findings outline future avenues for SR work, which extend beyond advancing human cognition. The “face recognition” attracts attention various stakeholders, often with opposing views interests, including e.g. NGOs, policy makers, media, industry, who are mostly not involved fundamental research. Therefore, science SRs can serve entry point to facilitate societally relevant discussions, neurodiversity, right privacy security. This opportunity comes responsibility adopt highest standards terms rigor transparency, ensure that high quality, participatory inclusive disseminated honestly broadly.

Language: Английский

Deepfake Detection in Super-Recognizers and Police Officers DOI Creative Commons
Meike Ramon, Matthew J. Vowels, Matthew Groh

et al.

IEEE Security & Privacy, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 22(3), P. 68 - 76

Published: March 26, 2024

We examined human deepfake detection performance (DDP) in relation to face identity processing ability among Berlin Police officers, including Super-Recognizers (SRs). While we find no relationship, further research into DDP using state-of-the-art static deepfakes is needed establish the potential value of SR-deployment.

Language: Английский

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The role of expansion and adaptability of face-space for individual differences in face identity processing DOI Creative Commons
Linda Ficco, Meike Ramon, Anna Schroeger

et al.

Royal Society Open Science, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 12(1)

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Individuals can strongly vary in their ability to process face identity. Understanding the mechanisms driving these differences is important for theoretical development, and clinical applied contexts. Here we investigate role of face-space properties relation individual identity processing skills. We consider two fundamental face-space: expansion (how distant from each other similar faces are located such space) adaptability (the degree which distances change over time). Fifty-two participants performed a detection task, with systematically varying location face-space, comprehensive test battery. replicate previous results indicating advantage typical, as compared distinctive faces. Critically, find that neither our measure nor related abilities. While future studies might benefit use more sensitive measures properties, suggest examined here do not contribute abilities suggest.

Language: Английский

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Deepfake Detection in Super-Recognizers and Police Officers DOI Open Access
Meike Ramon, Matthew J. Vowels, Matthew Groh

et al.

Published: Jan. 13, 2024

The present study is the first empirical investigation of relationshion between human deepfake detection performance (DDP) and individuals' face identity processing ability. Using videos from Deepfake Detection Challenge, we investigated DDP in two unique observer groups: Super-Recognizers (SRs) "normal" officers within 18K members Berlin Police. SRs were identified either via previously proposed lab-based procedures or only existing tool for SR identification involving increasingly challenging, authentic forensic material: Test For Super-Recognizer Identification (beSure®). Participants judged pairs videos, single a 2-alternative forced-choice decision setting (i.e., which pair, whether video was not). We explored speed-accuracy trade-offs, compared lab-identified non-SRs, police as function their independently measured (FIP) Interestingly, found no relationship FIP Further work using static deepfakes created with current state-of-the-art generative models needed to determine value deployment law enforcement.

Language: Английский

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The role of expansion and adaptability of face-space for individual differences in face identity processing DOI Open Access
Linda Ficco, Meike Ramon, Anna Schroeger

et al.

Published: Feb. 2, 2024

Individuals can strongly vary in their ability to process face identity. Understanding the mechanisms driving these differences is important for theoretical development, and clinical applied contexts. Here we investigate role of face-space properties relation individual identity processing skills. We consider two fundamental face-space: expansion (how distant from each other similar faces are located such space) adaptability (the degree which distances change over time). Fifty-two participants performed a detection task, with systematically varying location face-space, comprehensive test battery. replicate previous results indicating advantage typical, as compared distinctive faces. Critically, find that our measure not related abilities. However, one revealed medium performers exhibit larger adaptation than high or low performers. This pattern seems be especially driven by tapping into long-term memory While future studies might benefit use more sensitive measures properties, suggest perceptual adaptation, rather expansion, may contributor memory.

Language: Английский

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Unique traits, computational insights: studying Super-Recognizers for societal applications DOI Open Access
Meike Ramon

Published: Nov. 29, 2023

Nearly fifteen years ago, the term Super-Recognizer (SR) was introduced in scientific literature as a result of an accidental finding. Since then, there has been surging interest topic — both from within research community, well international media and (mostly European) law enforcement. Given hype hope around SRs, review our current understanding their ability is needed. I findings outline future avenues for SR work, which extend beyond advancing human cognition. The “face recognition” attracts attention various stakeholders, often with opposing views interests, including e.g. NGOs, policy makers, media, industry, who are mostly not involved fundamental research. Therefore, science SRs can serve entry point to facilitate societally relevant discussions, neurodiversity, right privacy security. This opportunity comes responsibility adopt highest standards terms rigor transparency, ensure that high quality, participatory inclusive disseminated honestly broadly.

Language: Английский

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