Apple to Blur Faces and Plates for AI Training on Maps Data
Summary
In a privacy-conscious move, Apple will utilize blurred imagery from its Maps Look Around feature, obscuring faces, license plates, and houses upon request, to train AI models for image recognition, creation, and enhancement tasks, starting in March 2025.
Key Points
- Starting in March 2025, Apple will use blurred imagery from Apple Maps Look Around surveys to train AI models for image recognition, creation, and enhancement.
- Apple says it will only use imagery with faces, license plates, and houses (upon request) blurred for training these models.
- The AI models trained on this data likely include features like Image Playground, Clean Up tool in Photos app, and advanced image recognition for search in Photos.