Latest News

NSW gov puts $209m more into P25 network

Qld gov backs technology projects with at least $340m

One NZ cut provisioning time from days to minutes. Here's how

Westpac brings automation and AIOps to life, chasing CPU and memory alerts

Fake IT worker threat spreads outside tech sector in Australia

Google searches for new measure of skin tones to curb bias in products

By Paresh Dave

Jun 21 2021 6:36AM

To replace outdated 1970s measure.

Google searches for new measure of skin tones to curb bias in products

Google it is developing an alternative to the industry standard method for classifying skin tones, which a growing chorus of technology researchers and dermatologists says is inadequate for assessing whether products are biased against people of colour. At issue is a six-colour scale known as ...

Hi! You've reached one of our premium articles. This is available exclusively to subscribers.

It's free to register, and only takes a few minutes.

Once you sign up you'll have unlimited access to the full catalogue of Australia's best business IT content, as well as a daily news bulletin delivered straight to your inbox.

Register now

Already have an account? Log in to read this article.

Got a news tip for our journalists? Share it with us anonymously here.

© 2019 Thomson Reuters. Click for Restrictions.

Tags:

algorithm bias google skin software

Partner Content

Scalable AI solutions: secure delivery

Scalable AI solutions: secure delivery

One NZ cut provisioning time from days to minutes. Here's how

Partner Content One NZ cut provisioning time from days to minutes. Here's how

Why resilient communications are becoming critical infrastructure for modern enterprise IT

Promoted Content Why resilient communications are becoming critical infrastructure for modern enterprise IT

AI agents are reshaping identity governance, and attackers are already exploiting the gap

Partner Content AI agents are reshaping identity governance, and attackers are already exploiting the gap

Sponsored Whitepapers

Cloud Covered Report: New Zealand

Cloud Covered Report: New Zealand

How healthcare organisations can get more value from cloud

How healthcare organisations can get more value from cloud

2026 Identity Security Landscape

2026 Identity Security Landscape

Are Australian organisations as cyber-ready as they think?

Are Australian organisations as cyber-ready as they think?

Are New Zealand organisations as cyber-ready as they think?

Are New Zealand organisations as cyber-ready as they think?

Events

Most Read Articles

Suncorp to have AI agents in insurance claims process as soon as this month

Suncorp to have AI agents in insurance claims process as soon as this month

Telstra directs automation at triaging a 5G misconfiguration

Telstra directs automation at triaging a 5G misconfiguration

Services Australia describes fraud, debt-related machine learning use cases

Services Australia describes fraud, debt-related machine learning use cases

NAB taps Databricks' Genie AI tools to derive more value from its data

NAB taps Databricks' Genie AI tools to derive more value from its data

Sydney-based AI-cloud waste startup raises $3m

Sydney-based AI-cloud waste startup raises $3m

Brennan uses NiCE to modernise its contact centre

Brennan uses NiCE to modernise its contact centre

Impact Awards: Tecala slashes customer response times for fintech IQumulate

Impact Awards: Tecala slashes customer response times for fintech IQumulate

Interactive introduces private cloud platform

Interactive introduces private cloud platform

Digital61 expands cybersecurity portfolio

Digital61 expands cybersecurity portfolio

Most popular tech stories