“The majority of robots are white. Do a Google image search for “robot” and see for yourself: The whiteness is overwhelming.”
Read: Humans Show Racial Bias Towards Robots of Different Colors: Study
“The FRVT does that by leaning on the federal contracting process, but for anyone outside of that world (Amazon, Apple, Google, etc.), it’s still basically the wild west. But unlike a lot of issues in the tech industry, this is really not a hard problem to solve.”
“Type the perfectly innocuous phrase “black men are” into YouTube’s search box, and the site will automatically suggest a number of racist results, such as “black men are weak minded,” “black men are too emotional,” and “black men are coons,” among many others.”
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“Are search engines making us more racist? According to Safiya Umoja Noble, a professor of communication at the University of Southern California, the answer is almost certainly yes.”
“Are search engines making us more racist? According to Safiya Umoja Noble, a professor of communication at the University of Southern California, the answer is almost certainly yes.”
“Film and television have long had an equal representation problem, and a new website is here to address the issue.”
Read: A new diversity reviews site rates TV shows and films by quality of representation
“Facebook and Google, two of world’s biggest and most influential companies, pride themselves on their ad businesses. These operations generate tens of billions of dollars per year, thanks in part to letting advertisers target even the most obscure microcommunities using unprecedented sets of data.”
Read: Facebook’s racist ad problems were baked in from the start
“Up until about a year ago, I worked at a historic site in the South that included an old house and a nearby plantation. My job was to lead tours and tell guests about the people who made plantations possible: the slaves.”
Read: I used to lead tours at a plantation. You won’t believe the questions I got about slavery.
“Up until about a year ago, I worked at a historic site in the South that included an old house and a nearby plantation. My job was to lead tours and tell guests about the people who made plantations possible: the slaves.”
Read: I used to lead tours at a plantation. You won’t believe the questions I got about slavery.
“Whether it’s done consciously or subconsciously, racial discrimination continues to have a serious, measurable impact on the choices our society makes about criminal justice, law enforcement, hiring and financial lending.”
