AI Beauty Judge Did Not Like Dark Skin

September 5, 2016

In 2016, an international beauty contest judged by AI software named Beauty.AI revealed a troubling trend: the majority of winners were white. Upon examination, researchers discovered racial bias within the system.

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Alleged deployer
youth-laboratories
Alleged developer
youth-laboratories
Alleged harmed parties
people-with-dark-skin

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