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Facial Recognition with OpenCV and Alexa

Hi I was wondering if it is possible to link OpenCV powered by a Raspberry Pi and Alexa together. The basic idea is to have a camera installed with the Pi, and have it recognise faces along with Alexa for voice commands. So an example would be a person named Peter, facing the camera and Alexa will say Hi Peter. Or it could be when Peter asks Alexa who am I, Alexa will reply you are Peter. Something alone the lines. I plan to use OpenCV for machine learning so that it recognizes people.

Is this project feasible? If so, how do I get started? I have seen people recommending me to use OpenCV.js, but Im not sure what is the purpose of OpenCV.js and how does it help me with my project. Also, I have seen people doing similar projects like the Alexa who is at the door, should I follow it instead and just make it do a video instead of taking pictures.

Thank you very much.