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An AI might help identify missing children when they're older

By Abigail Beall

24 November 2017

a billboard of a missing child

What does she look like today?

Kieran Dodds/Tearfund/Panos

Every two years, are released of Madeleine McCann, . Ten years later, photos of the little girl are unlikely to help find her today, a common problem for all long-term searches for missing children.

But a new AI could identify images of missing children even as they age.

Police currently have plenty of software options available for aging photos of people who have been missing for a long time,…

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