In the age of COVID-19, we have seen that wearing masks can substantially decrease the spread of the virus. However, as we sometimes see online, there are a lot of people that strongly disagree with this statement. Videos online show people becoming very disgruntled when they are asked to follow this protocol. In this project, I will show you how to create a neural network that can detect whether someone is wearing a mask, and if they are not, we will detect the facial expression on their face. With more scale, this can be applied to local businesses so that managers can detect whether someone is wearing a mask and whether they are indeed a Karen ready to strike.

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