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Thinking on ethical AI vision.

Practical, no-hype writing on facial recognition, privacy, self-exclusion and the technology behind responsible venues — from the team that builds it in Melbourne.

FeaturedGuides · 14 May 2026 · 8 min read

How self-exclusion works with facial recognition

Self-exclusion only protects people if it is enforced. Here is how facial recognition matches a face against a self-exclusion list at the door — and why an on-premise design keeps the program privacy-first.

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Guides18 Mar 2026 · 8 min read

Reading facial-recognition accuracy scores without the hype

A single accuracy percentage tells you almost nothing. Here is how to read independent face-recognition evaluations — verification versus identification, FMR and FNMR, and demographic differentials — and what to actually ask a vendor.

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Insights20 Feb 2026 · 8 min read

On-premise vs cloud facial recognition: why where you process matters

Where a face is processed shapes your latency, your breach surface, your data residency and your privacy posture. An honest look at the trade-offs — and why Ottica runs everything on a local server.

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