> Another interesting example of this is the image result for “European art”. The image results have been modified to the increase diversity of the skin colours

> Another interesting example of this is the image result for “European art”. The image results have been modified to the increase diversity of the skin colours of people portrayed. One of the first results I get on Baidu is the cover of a book called European Art and the Wider World: 1450-1550 [1]. It shows what I assume are the three kings/magi presenting baby Jesus with gifts. Each of them has a different skin color and style of dress, demonstrating how European art portrayed people from the wider world. I don't think a Chinese search company has any particular motivation to try to influence people's perception of European racial makeup, so I would guess that these results occur naturally because the phrase "European Art" is mainly used to contrast with non-European art or people, as in the book cover. When people are writing about European art in a generic context, they'll usually be more specific and say "French art" or "Dutch art" or whatever rather than "European art," so that phrase is less likely to associated with images of European art that aren't showing such a contrast. [1] https://m.360buyimg.com/mobilecms/s750x750_jfs/t8641/58/729545097/77263/c4f99743/59ae0d7dN62dc418f.jpg!q80.dpg https://m.360buyimg.com/mobilecms/s750x750_jfs/t8641/58/7295...