Orwell's nightmare? Facial recognition for animals promises a farmyard revolution - Chinese scientist heading this up went to Cornell--gosh, I'm sure no US technology was pilfered - "Sorry, Mr. Duck, your social credit score means no migration for you!"

YECHANG, China - There are many challenges to applying facial recognition technology to animals: Pigs don't have distinguishing features and cows often want to lick the cameras. But there is an advantage: Farmyard inhabitants tend not to complain about impingements on their civil liberties.

Having mastered facial recognition for humans to an alarmingly precise degree, even picking out wanted criminals from huge crowds, Chinese tech whizzes are turning their attention to furrier faces.

"We've been using it for sheep, pigs and cows," said Zhao Jinshi, who studied at Cornell University and founded Beijing Unitrace Tech, a company developing software for the agriculture industry. ...

https://www.greenwichtime.com/news/article/Orwell-s-nightmare-Facial-recognition-for-15509879.php