Since the creation of the camera, photography has been technologically optimized to capture white people best. Engineers at Google are trying to change that.
At Google's developer conference, Google I/O, Tuesday, the company announced that it's working to re-work the algorithms and tweak the training data that power the Pixel camera in order to more accurately and brilliantly capture people of color.
Specifically, it is working to better light people with darker skin and more accurately represent skin tone. Also, silhouettes of people with wavy or curly hair will stand out more sharply from the background.
Tweet may have been deleted
Google isn't the only company having a technological reckoning with racial bias. Just last month, Snap announced it was re-working its camera software to better represent people of color.
Google is calling its project "Image Equity." Like Snap, the company worked with outside experts in photography and representation to guide the undertaking.
Some of the changes will involve training the algorithms that render the photos on a more diverse dataset, so white people and white skin aren't the default definition of "person." Google will also be tweaking the Pixel's auto white-balance and auto-exposure capabilities to better optimize for people with darker skin.
TopicsActivismCamerasRacial Justice
(责任编辑:時尚)
Pole vaulter claims his penis is not to blame
15 times Carpool Karaoke was the perfect antidote to 2016
21 incredible innovations that improved the world in 2016
People are freaking out over this Instagram pic of Drake and J.Lo
Tesla's rumored P100D could make Ludicrous mode even more Ludicrous
One of the first Apple computers ever made is currently up for auction.A rare "Celebration" Apple-1
...[详细]Facebook rolls out another method to make you watch Live videos
If you've logged on in the past year, you'd know Facebook really, really wants you to watch Live vid
...[详细]Augmented reality app from IBM and NY Times tries to make history fun
Using virtual reality to immerse people in history has become increasingly common in recent months,
...[详细]Pagan priest finally allowed to wear goat horns in license photo
After an extended waiting period, a Pagan priest finally snagged the go-ahead to wear goat horns in
...[详细]This 'sh*tpost' bot makes terrible memes so you don't have to
The internet is awash in trashy memes just waiting for your late-night retweet spree. Why waste prec
...[详细]Irish pub has genius solution for people doing Dry January
Just because you're taking part in Dry January doesn't mean you can't still have a good time at the
...[详细]Pioneering bionic eyes are being given to 10 blind people
Ten blind people in the UK are set to be given "bionic eyes" for free by the National Health Service
...[详细]North Pole hits melting point in time for Christmas, so Santa can just swim to you now
Today is an extremely unusual December day at the North Pole, with temperatures getting very close t
...[详细]Nancy Pelosi warns colleagues after info hacked
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi warned fellow Democrats on Saturday to change their cellphone num
...[详细]Millions of cows to be tagged with unique 12
After its people, India now wants its cows and buffaloes to have a unique numerical identity.。The go
...[详细]Florida hurricane forecast remains uncertain, but trends in state's favor

Irish pub has genius solution for people doing Dry January
