> (outcome using controlled dataset: 40 white to 52 black faces chosen). But that comment is heavily downvoted.

Maybe because

1) If that's the comment you refer to, it also contains the claim "Misleading - it seems to be looking for contrast" which as far as I see isn't provably true?

2) in the end tweet of the experiment it's claimed: "I've created @cropping_bias to run the complete the experiment. Waiting for @Twitter to approve Dev credentials" and the https://twitter.com/cropping_bias is still empty at the moment?

Edit: personally, the interesting experiments for me are like "a person against a drawing" -- the simpler the competition is the bigger the chance to figure out what the "preference" could be:

https://mobile.twitter.com/griffonatrix/status/1307463528337...

(Luckily, I don't depend on Twitter, but I'd suggest that those who do should have the chance to do the "manual override.")

He wants to collect more data. But current limited data shows no bias toward images from people with light skin tones.

People want it to be true. Instead they should want to know if its true.

> People want it to be true.

This is the really disturbing thing. Why would someone want Twitter to have race-based image cropping? And yet the behavior of many in the various threads is precisely as if they did! I think it may actually make them happier if it's true. Who are the real racists, again? It's hard to tell sometimes.

And after all, doesn't the Twitter OP acknowledge this inevitable result when calling it a "horrible" experiment?

>Why would someone want Twitter to have race-based image cropping?

-Victim mentality -Virtue signaling -Having a "proof" for a common enemy (twitter, social media , big evil corp etc. etc.)

People want to be able to believe in a truth they are told rather than have to have the responsibility of observing their own at all times. People have been wired so strongly for this that they will even downvote you when you remind them of it :)