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Driverless Cars Are Worse at Spotting Kids and Dark-Skinned People, Study Says

gizmodo.com.au Driverless Cars Are Worse at Spotting Kids and Dark-Skinned People, Study Says

New research shows driverless car software is significantly more accurate with adults and light skinned people than children and dark-skinned people.

Driverless Cars Are Worse at Spotting Kids and Dark-Skinned People, Study Says

New research shows driverless car software is significantly more accurate with adults and light skinned people than children and dark-skinned people.

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  • Unfortunate but not shocking to be honest.

    Only recently did smartphone cameras get better at detecting darker skinned faces in software, and that was something they were probably working towards for a decent while. Not all that surprising that other camera tech would have to play catch up in that regard as well.

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