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Re:Cloud Vision API will not return gendered labels such as ... by natalyarostova on Thursday February 20, 2020 @06:49PM (#22379710)
Why are you imposing the error tolerances the user should have? Shouldn't that be their choice?
Re:Cloud Vision API will not return gendered labels such as ... by lordCarbonFiber on Friday February 21, 2020 @09:21AM (#22383257)
If someone wants to build and train their own model that assigns a binary gender based on pictures that's their own choice, and because of that freedom they can't force google to do it for them.
Re:Cloud Vision API will not return gendered labels such as ... by natalyarostova on Friday February 21, 2020 @12:40PM (#22385003)
Right, it's just that usually the concept with goods and services is that you're paying someone else to do it for you because you either can't or don't want to.
Re:Cloud Vision API will not return gendered labels such as ... by foldr on Friday February 21, 2020 @02:41AM (#22381558)
If I'm the author of the tool, I can impose whatever I want, no? It's not like people have a God-given right to have Google tag photos with genders for them.
Re:Cloud Vision API will not return gendered labels such as ... by EvgeniyZh on Friday February 21, 2020 @12:29PM (#22384893)
So the best argument to do is the fact that you have a legal right to?
Re:Cloud Vision API will not return gendered labels such as ... by foldr on Friday February 21, 2020 @06:04PM (#22387901)
The argument in this case is that the potential for misuse outweighs the potential benefits.