This artificial intelligence reunited a Holocaust survivor with photos from her childhood

A tool that uses artificial intelligence has helped a Holocaust survivor find photos of her childhood. Is technology could help identify victims and survivors of World War II.

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The creator behind this functionality is daniel patt, Google software engineer. patt found
a Blanche Fixler, Holocaust survivorin a photograph that she had never seen before.

‘Numbers to Names’ is the website through which the engineer has been running this search. According to the BBC, this page “use facial recognition technology to analyze a person’s face. Then search through stock photos to find potential matches.”

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The software is capable of browse millions of faces and thus find matches of people who have been identified in a photo but not in others. “That detective work, connecting the dots, could help identify some people in the photos whose identities are currently unknown.” added the medium.

Blanche, 86, was living in Poland when the Nazis captured her and her family. She managed to be rescued thanks to an aunt who hid her; however, her family could not survive. When Patt’s software identified her, the engineer traveled to her to deliver the photo of her.

Blanche pictured to the left, who previously had not been identified. She already knew the photo on the right. (Photo: BBC News)

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The survivor not only recognized herself in front of the group of people, but also he also managed to identify his aunt and one of the minors in the photo. This gave the engineer “and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum new information to work with.”

Scott Miller, the museum’s director of curatorial affairs, told the BBC that it is important to be able to identify the photos. “You’re giving them back a semblance of dignity, some comfort to their family, and it’s a form of memorial for the entire Jewish community.”he added.

Source: Elcomercio