PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Robert “Jacob” Hoopes, a Portland resident and Reed College alumnus, was arrested by FBI agents after being linked to a photo published in an article.
Court documents stated he was identified using facial recognition software, which scanned a picture of a suspect found in an Oregonian article, and reportedly provided 30 matches from a public database.
Facial recognition technology has evolved significantly since its inception. Assistant Professor of computer science Atul Ingle explained that modern systems are capable of processing tens of thousands of images in under a second…