The Face API, as part of a broader computer vision service, offers a range of capabilities for analyzing human faces in images. It can determine various characteristics such as emotion, gender, age, presence of a smile, facial hair, hair, and makeup. However, it's important to note that some of these functionalities, including the ability to predict emotion, gender, age, smile, facial hair, hair, and makeup , are planned to be retired in the near future.
The retirement of these features from the Face API reflects a growing awareness and sensitivity around the ethical use of AI in recognizing and analyzing human attributes. This move is likely influenced by concerns regarding privacy, consent, and the potential for biases in AI systems. By limiting or removing these capabilities, developers and users of the Face API are encouraged to use the technology in a more responsible and ethically sound manner.