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So you're saying that people developing face recognition just forgot black people exist? That even with a few % of employees being black, there wasn't enough te
by MichaelGG 9y ago
So you're saying that people developing face recognition just forgot black people exist? That even with a few % of employees being black, there wasn't enough testing to figure this out?
Versus the obvious answer that there's less contrast on darker skinned people, making it harder?
Likewise for all these special considerations. That's the kind of stuff you can checklist. It's no different than keeping track of required behaviour needed to write, say, portable C. The idea you need a member of every group in order to write software for them is quite an odd one. I'm aware of ARM's endianness even though I don't use non-LE platforms for any development.
And even then, suppose you can't just go by a checklist, isn't that what testing is for? Kids make poor software engineers, but we figure out how to make software for them.
- UncleMeat 9y ago> So you're saying that people developing face recognition just forgot black people exist? Yes. This happens all the time. In addition, simply being aware of what problems exist to be solved is also a huge thing. Engineering isn't just writing good code. It is solving real problems. Having people from a diverse set of backgrounds and experiences will lead to more opportunity to identify problems that can be solved.