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SFFILM Sloan Stories of Science Sourcebook: Discoveries > Sociology + Artificial Intelligence: Monk Skin Tone Scale

Sociology + Artificial Intelligence: Monk Skin Tone Scale

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When a Harvard sociologist and his wife wondered what their baby’s skin tone would be, they realized technology’s need to recognize a wider range. Hence, the Monk Skin Tone Scale was born and then adopted by Google in May 2022. The technology aims to reduce bias in artificial intelligence.

Sources

  • Teaching Algorithms About Skin Tones (The Harvard Gazette)
  • How 10 Skin Tones Will Reshape Google’s Approach To AI (Wired)

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