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Re:Facial recognition database used by FBI is out of control by abandonliberty on Monday March 27, 2017 @06:41PM (#13972481)
That is a very interesting point regarding Word2vec, but it's inappropriate to call this example racism based on the evidence provided.

Only 16% of the US population is Black, while 70% is white. If the error rates between Caucasians and Blacks were the same that would, in fact, be racist - or at the very least undemocratic.

It's like asking that everything in the world be symmetric when only 10% of the world is left handed.

Re:Facial recognition database used by FBI is out of control by Eyas on Monday March 27, 2017 @07:16PM (#13972670)
I don't see why being in a minority means accepting a higher chance of being confused by a criminal. This is how cycles of oppression propagate.
Re:Facial recognition database used by FBI is out of control by eximius on Monday March 27, 2017 @07:27PM (#13972728)
Those aren't equivalent unless humans are out of the loop entirely, which they shouldn't be in any area of law.
Re:Facial recognition database used by FBI is out of control by Eyas on Monday March 27, 2017 @09:30PM (#13973254)
But then the humans can't be "color blind". They must explicitly go out of their way to undo the effects of the rest of the system by, E.g. Displaying extra care when dealing with a black suspect.
Re:Facial recognition database used by FBI is out of control by eximius on Tuesday March 28, 2017 @09:20AM (#13976308)
So, the usual, then?
Re:Facial recognition database used by FBI is out of control by abandonliberty on Tuesday March 28, 2017 @01:51PM (#13978846)
Your chance of getting confused BY a criminal is probably more connected to your ability to comprehend and communicate.

Perhaps you not understand the metaphor. Developing takes time and money to produce accuracy. You're advocating greater per-capita investment for an ethnic group. That's racial discrimination. You are advocating racism.

It should come as no surprise that there's a difference. It is therefore suspect that they avoid mentioning the magnitude of the difference; it must not support their case otherwise they would highlight it.

Critical reading, logic, and reason will help protect you from this type of manipulation and inadvertent racism.

Re:Facial recognition database used by FBI is out of control by anigbrowl on Monday March 27, 2017 @07:28PM (#13972734)
Your conclusion doesn't follow from your premise, which leads me to wonder whether you understand your own argument.