Honor unveils new AI Deepfake Detection and AI Defocus Eye Protection features

Shortly after releasing the Honor 200 and Honor 200 Pro globally, Honor has now shown off some interesting new tech. It isn't a new piece of hardware, but two software features. Like everything else announced in the past few weeks, it harnesses the power of AI somehow.

First, there's the "AI Defocus Eye Protection that "simulates defocus glasses". Defocus glasses are essentially prescription contact lenses used to treat myopia. Exactly how Honor plans to recreate this with software is a mystery. The company claims it reduces reader's transient myopia by 13-degrees, and in some cases, up to 75-degrees.

The next feature is a tad more interesting. Honor claims it can use AI to detect Deepfake content by scanning parameters such as eye-contact, lighting and image clarity. It even runs in real-time to prevent video-based scams which involve impersonation. Honor claims it takes just three seconds to determine if content is manipulated with AI. If it is, you'll be shown a warning on the screen asking you not to engage the user.

Honor hasn't mentioned if either feature runs locally, but the latter almost certainly requires an internet connection. It also neglected to specify which devices will get them and when.