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How about not calling this the male gaze? If we're trying to remove bias FFS.

• krapp 5y ago
  The article says the algorithm was trained on eye tracking data, and if the predominance of data came from men then referring to the male gaze as a possible source of unintended bias seems valid.
  • Nick87633 5y ago
    The article puts "male gaze" in quotes and there is a Wikipedia page about the meaning it has in common usage about gender discussion. It's disappointing that Twitter is trying to deflect blame for their failures onto "men". [Edit - this is inaccurate]
    • dragonwriter 5y ago
      > It's disappointing that Twitter is trying to deflect blame for their failures onto "men". They...aren’t. Leaving aside the question fo whether identifying the “male gaze” as a cobtributor to problems with the algorithm’s output would be blame passing when the entire context is taking responsibility for and addressing problems resulting from the choice of algorithm (hint: no, it wouldn’t), they initially identified that as a potential thing the saliency algorithm might* be biased for, constructed a test, and determined it was not a factor, so they are saying “male gaze” wasn’t a problem. Kneejerk reactions to the use of the phrase without considering anything about what it is being used to say aren't helpful.
      • Nick87633 5y ago
        You're right, I went back and reread the post. I retract my statement about deflecting responsibility.