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Detailed explanation-1: -UPSC Mains. Q. Which country has become the first to use facial verification in its national ID database? Notes: Singapore is to become the world’s first country to use facial verification in its national identification database.

Detailed explanation-2: -In 1967, Woodrow W. Bledsoe, a pioneer in artificial intelligence, developed a system that classified photos of faces through a graphical computer input device called a RAND tablet.

Detailed explanation-3: -The earliest pioneers of facial recognition were Woody Bledsoe, Helen Chan Wolf and Charles Bisson. In 1964 and 1965, Bledsoe, along with Wolf and Bisson began work using computers to recognise the human face.

Detailed explanation-4: -Currently, no laws in any jurisdiction regulate the use of face recognition. In April 2021, the European Union released a draft proposal for regulating artificial intelligence and its usage. The technology for most facial recognition systems deployed in India doesn’t involve big tech companies.