Image Upscaling Algorithm PULSE Allegedly Produced Facial Images with Caucasian Features More Often

June 20, 2020

The image upscaling algorithm, PULSE (Powered by NVIDIA's StyleGAN), has been under scrutiny for its perceived preference towards generating Caucasian facial features. While the source of this potential bias remains a topic of debate among AI experts, the need for responsible AI governance and transparency in AI systems is highlighted.

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Alleged deployer: duke-researchers
Alleged developer: duke-researchers
Alleged harmed parties: people-having-non-caucasian-facial-features

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