HP camera 'can't see' black faces

Re:HP camera 'can't see' black faces by aasarava on Thursday December 24, 2009 @03:30PM (#1014335)

Let's not anthropomorphize technology, nor suggest that a technical issue with lighting is somehow an indicator of racism on the part of the developer.

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Re:HP camera 'can't see' black faces by MikeCapone on Thursday December 24, 2009 @03:34PM (#1014339)

I'm pretty sure the accusation of racism was tongue-in-cheek. It's obviously a technical problem, but still something that the developers should probably have thought about (did they do all their tests with light-skinned people?).

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Re:HP camera 'can't see' black faces by gaius on Thursday December 24, 2009 @03:37PM (#1014350)

Either way, somewhere there's a lawyer licking his lips.

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Re:HP camera 'can't see' black faces by kscaldef on Thursday December 24, 2009 @03:39PM (#1014352)

It's unclear exactly how common this problem is, and it would be nice to see some more in-depth independent investigation (I have some degree of skepticism about the YouTube video), but failing to test something like this with anyone who isn't white would suggest a issue at some level.

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