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AI · October 13, 2015

OpenFace: Face recognition with Google's FaceNet deep neural network

Face recognition with deep neural networks. Contribute to cmusatyalab/openface development by creating an account on GitHub.

OpenFace: Face recognition with Google's FaceNet deep neural network launched on October 13, 2015 with 10 votes, #2,052 of 4,175 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 11 years on.

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OpenFace is a face recognition tool built on Google's FaceNet deep neural network technology. It enables developers and researchers to implement facial recognition capabilities in their applications. The software is open-source and hosted on GitHub, allowing community contributions. OpenFace is designed for those needing to integrate face recognition functionality using deep learning approaches.

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