Categories: WTF

HP Computers Are Racist, Face Tracking Features Apparently Whites Only

Okay, before anyone gets too upset and contact the ACLU, just watch this video below. It’s pretty funny and because we all know that computers can’t actually be racist.

Co-workers “white” Wanda and “Black” Desi discovered that the face tracking feature in HP’s web cam is unable to recognize or track black faces. Which is ironic considering how “racial profiling usually consists of cameras following black people around a store *too* often,” as one YouTube commenter writes.

HP has since seen the video and responded:

We are working with our partners to learn more. The technology we use is built on standard algorithms that measure the difference in intensity of contrast between the eyes and the upper cheek and nose. We believe that the camera might have difficulty “seeing” contrast in conditions where there is insufficient foreground lighting.

YBMW Staff

YBMW WebMonkeys...

Recent Posts

‘Marvel Studios’ Thunderbolts*’ D23 Brazil Special Look

Will audiences flock to a movie where you need to have seen more than five…

1 month ago

‘Captain America: Brave New World’ Official Trailer From D23 Brazil

Anthony Mackie and Harrison Ford star in Marvel Studios’ Captain America: Brave New World. Watch…

1 month ago

Batman Beyond – Terry 1/6 Scale Figure – Exclusive From Mondo

Terry 1/6 Scale Figure – Exclusive comes complete with a full array of swappable portraits,…

1 month ago

‘Star Wars’ Taps Simon Kinberg To Write/ Produce New Trilogy

The real question isn't what will this trilogy be about, it's will this trilogy actually…

1 month ago