White House soap dispenser (or, why tech diversity matters)
It’s not really a White House soap dispenser. At least, we don’t think so.
Rather, it’s an eye-opening lesson into the failings of technology which does not take diversity into account.
If you have ever had a problem grasping the importance of diversity in tech and its impact on society, watch this video pic.twitter.com/ZJ1Je1C4NW
— Chukwuemeka Afigbo (@nke_ise) August 16, 2017
If you have ever had a problem grasping the importance of diversity in tech and its impact on society, watch this video pic.twitter.com/ZJ1Je1C4NW
— Chukwuemeka Afigbo (@nke_ise) August 16, 2017
Jesus Christ on a bike… we even programme stuff to be racist?
— SecondCherry (@SecondCherry) August 16, 2017
Well, hopefully not.
Since it is in the company's interest to sell soap, it's an error, not racism, and a costly one for them (redesign, update). Know your tech.
— user unknown (@user_unknown8) August 16, 2017
Maybe if the company that designed this employed a single dark skinned person they'd have found this problem earlier.
— kaitlmoo (@kaitlinsm) August 16, 2017
face detection and automatic exposure calculation features in cameras suffers from this kind of bias too
— 0gust1 (@0gust1) August 16, 2017
Try having a Scottish accent & using voice commands on a phone/car/elevator. Is it anti Scots? No, its just that the tech needs refining.
— Scoob (@DuncanRitchie2) August 16, 2017
He’s not kidding.
