S.Korea to test AI-powered facial recognition to track Covid-19 cases

The system uses an AI algorithms and facial recognition technology to analyse footage gathered by more than 10,820 CCTV cameras. - Reuters

SEOUL (Reuters): South Korea will soon roll out a pilot project to use artificial intelligence, facial recognition and thousands of CCTV cameras to track the movement of people infected with the coronavirus, despite concerns about the invasion of privacy.

The nationally funded project in Bucheon, one of the country's most densely populated cities on the outskirts of Seoul, is due to become operational in January, a city official told Reuters.