Google Image Search Allegedly Shows Racial Bias in Professional Hairstyle Results: A Case of Potential AI Harm Prevention
April 5, 2016
An alleged racial bias was observed in Google Image search results for 'professional hairstyles', with mostly white women depicted, while black women were predominantly shown under 'unprofessional'. This AI incident maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM). Ready to help ensure safe and secure AI? JOIN US
- Alleged deployer
- Alleged developer
- Alleged harmed parties
- black-women, black-people, google-users
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