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Re:IBM no longer offers general purpose facial recognition o... by cycomanic on Tuesday June 09, 2020 @12:44AM (#23463726)
I always cringe when reading about "race" in the US, the term really (intentionally? ) gives the impression that there is a clear genetic demarcation between people based on skin color.

The US is the only country I am aware of who still uses this term, everywhere else was using some thinking like ethnicity to indicate different culture, origin...

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Re:IBM no longer offers general purpose facial recognition o... by lowdose on Tuesday June 09, 2020 @08:19AM (#23465963)
The UN pushed from the 1950 to replace race with culture. Many people around the world now say "But he is from a different culture." Instead of "But he is from a different race."

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/0031322050034783...

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