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© Copyright 2015 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.Google's new app blunders by calling black people 'gorillas'
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE SAN FRANCISCO©2024 GPlusMedia Inc.
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Chop Chop
They can sue Google for million $$$ with Lawyer's advice because it's America.
Jeff Ogrisseg
I would like to use a profanity expressing my dismay about this paragraph. If this tweeter used only one profanity after this happened, then that would be news. But this is still infant tech. I'll be more worried when it stops happening.
Kenneth Gardner
The gorillas could not be reached for comment.
jeff198527
It always takes a while for the creators of new technologies to work the bugs out.
TexPomeroy
From now on I shall refer to Google apps as "apes"...
Scrote
Humans are also members of the great ape family, so technically the algorithm isn't incorrect.
Yukat
I think it is more insulting for the Gorilla to be likened with humans...lol
Krishna Kumar
Image recognition facility of google is future changing program it will be very useful, It is start-up of this so not a big deal.
cleo
The face recognition on iPhotos is pretty good. It even sorts out look-alike siblings with better (not 100%) accuracy than some family members. Maybe Google should ask Apple for a few tips.