Mask detector running on a Jetson Nano 2GB using AlwaysAI toolkit for transfer learning on a face detection network -- showing a correctly detected un-masked face.

Finding ways around the problem There are currently no usable photo data sets of mask-wearing people that can be used to train and evaluate facial recognition systems.

Masks can fool facial recognition systems, but the algorithms are learning fast A new government report reviewed how nearly 100 facial recognition systems are faring in the Covid-19 pandemic.

The US Department of Homeland Security has carried out trials to test whether facial recognition algorithms could correctly identify masked individuals.