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01-17-2018, 10:22 AM
The Google Arts and Culture app has a race problem
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The Google Arts and Culture app (available on iOS (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-arts-culture/id1050970557?mt=8) and Android (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.cultural&hl=en)) has been around for two years, but this weekend, it shot to the top of both major app stores because of a small, quietly added update.
SEE ALSO: Google declares war against Alexa and Siri at CES 2018 (http://mashable.com/2018/01/08/google-amazon-artificial-intelligence-ces-2018/)
The newest feature lets you take a selfie, then searches a database of well-known artworks from around the world to match your photo with a face from a museum piece.*
The software uses advanced artificial intelligence and facial recognition to analyze patterns in your face, then find similar traits across real photos and paintings. It's a fun experiment — especially if you get a good match. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2018/01/16/google-arts-culture-app-race-problem-racist/)
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The Google Arts and Culture app (available on iOS (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-arts-culture/id1050970557?mt=8) and Android (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.cultural&hl=en)) has been around for two years, but this weekend, it shot to the top of both major app stores because of a small, quietly added update.
SEE ALSO: Google declares war against Alexa and Siri at CES 2018 (http://mashable.com/2018/01/08/google-amazon-artificial-intelligence-ces-2018/)
The newest feature lets you take a selfie, then searches a database of well-known artworks from around the world to match your photo with a face from a museum piece.*
The software uses advanced artificial intelligence and facial recognition to analyze patterns in your face, then find similar traits across real photos and paintings. It's a fun experiment — especially if you get a good match. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2018/01/16/google-arts-culture-app-race-problem-racist/)
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