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I Didn’t Blink!: Racist Face-Detection Cameras?

Time Magazine: Are Face-Detection Cameras Racist?

Looks like some Asians have been experiencing some discrimination from their new Nikon face-detection cameras.  “Did someone blink?” it would ask, even when you think you haven’t squinted.  A similar thing happened to a black person on an HP Pavilion laptop.  His built-in camera couldn’t detect his face, but worked fine on a Caucasian.  Okay, we understand Hewlett-Packard is an American company — but what about Nikon?  Nikon is a Japanese company.  Didn’t they think about us Asians?  :D  Read the full article from Time Magazine.

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