Comment by pbhjpbhj
8 years ago
Isn't there a problem with shadow contrast which makes features more difficult to pick out on darker skinned faces? I vaguely recall an East Asian developer giving that reason for why he developed on Western data-sets.
Wouldnt it make more sense then to develop _not_ on the easycase but the hard ones?
Yeah but, you know, deadlines to meet and contracts to win.
gives the best performance metrics as well
MVP presumably.
Most likely it’s an issue with contrast and overall darker skin colour.
Can be solved by illuminating the face with IR though, which should work across all ethnicities.
Yes, but then you need special equipment rather than standard cameras (that usually filter IR); which would prove the point that it's about physical limitations rather than racism.
The racism comes from saying "We recognise human faces" and then not recognising a significant proportion of humans.
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Most cheap cameras actually don't filter out IR; it often shows up as blue or purple. You can use this fact to see if an IR remote is working -- just shine it at your cellphone camera or webcam. Whether there's enough IR sensitivity to be able to illuminate a face is another question.
We call 'em occidental datasets 'round these parts.
I find this phenomenon of protecting oneself from being called racist fascinating. Your opinion is not exactly racist, but you had to bring up another minority, in case someone accuses you?