Twitter apologises for 'racist' image-cropping algorithm
by Alex Hern from Technology | The Guardian on (#58CZ5)
Users highlight examples of feature automatically focusing on white faces over black ones
Twitter has apologised for a racist" image cropping algorithm, after users discovered the feature was automatically focusing on white faces over black ones.
The company says it had tested the service for bias before it started using it, but now accepts that it didn't go far enough.
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