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AI trained via deep learning takes in millions and millions of images, words, videos, etc. in order to teach itself. However, if the data itself is biased, the algorithm will replicate that same bias. Which can be frustrating.
On Sunday, June 24th 2018, Netflix released an advertisement focused on celebrating over 40 black actors, directors, and creatives.
The need for inclusion and diversity is important now more than ever. Representation of art from all parts of the world is an important and necessary step towards inclusion. While the Google Arts and Culture app is just a small piece of the puzzle, the recognition of prejudice in any way is a positive start.
Pride is a celebration of freedom, love, and acceptance. Its purpose is to spread hope and remember the lives that have been lost in the fight towards equality. It should give visibility to the groups of people who are constantly pushed out of frame, silenced from the conversation. Because that is how it started.
If the people developing facial recognition artificial intelligence are using mostly pictures of fair-skinned individuals to train their algorithms, the technology will struggle to identify the faces of darker-skinned people.
