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There is a premise in this deduction, which Randstad made: 1. We need darker faces in our training data. 2. Therefore, gather training data from homeless people
by jeromebaek 7y ago
There is a premise in this deduction, which Randstad made:
1. We need darker faces in our training data.
2. Therefore, gather training data from homeless people.
How do you go from 1 to 2? With the premise "darker-faced people tend to be homeless".
This is not necessarily a false premise -- statistically, it is true, and it is a reflection of systemic injustice -- but the outrage is not whether it's true or false; the outrage is that Randstad exploited this painful fact.
- fiter 7y agoIn the article it said Randstad targeted homeless people because they were less likely to talk to the media.
- ehsankia 7y agoAlso I'm assuming homeless people would be much happier about a 5$ gift card on average.
- lonelappde 7y agoThat's wrong. The assumption would be that homeless people tend to be dark faced. It's so unsupported, of course. Far more likely that homeless people tend to be a available and amenable to the project.