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HP's facial-recognition can't recognize black people's faces
From: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:43:05 -0500
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From: Randall Webmail <rvh40 () insightbb com> Date: December 21, 2009 1:29:12 PM EST To: johnmacsgroup () yahoogroups com, dewayne () warpspeed com, dave () farber net Subject: HP's facial-recognition can't recognize black people's faces
This is awkward. It appears that HP's new webcams, which have facial- tracking software, can't recognize black faces, as evidenced in the above video. HP has responded:We are working with our partners to learn more. The technology we use is built on standard algorithms that measure the difference in intensity of contrast between the eyes and the upper cheek and nose. We believe that the camera might have difficulty "seeing" contrast in conditions where there is insufficient foreground lighting.HP Face-Tracking Webcams Don't Recognize Black People - Hp - Gizmodo (21 December 2009)http://gizmodo.com/5431190/hp-face+tracking-webcams-dont-recognize-black-people http://snipurl.com/tsfli
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