While this sounds plausible - yet simply shifts the blame for the bias elsewhere in the technology supply chain - it does not adequately explain the experience

While this sounds plausible - yet simply shifts the blame for the bias elsewhere in the technology supply chain - it does not adequately explain the experience of Elaine Owusu cited in the article. Her photo shows a clear-as-day mouth closed, which was repeatedly interpreted by the system as mouth open. No exposure settings would change that outcome.