Attention @black_in_ai, @TaelurAlexis, @ModFigsPodcast.
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RT @osazuwa
An image of @BarackObama getting upsampled into a white guy is floating around because it illustrates racial bias in #MachineLearning. Just in case you think it isn't real, it is, I got the code working locally. Here is me, and here is @AOC.
https://twitter.com/osazuwa/status/1274444300894572546

@peterdrake This entire thread is quite fascinating, I highly recommend reading it.

@peterdrake I think this is the referred image

@realcaseyrollins @peterdrake most neural networks that process the photos of real people can't work with anyone who is not an european and who wear glasses. It just messes up with NN which never seen that or not trained enough.

I'm not a scientist but I'm not sure how this can be solved technically. But I guess it would an interesting and game changing paper if somebody started to research this.

@a1batross @peterdrake Hmm, that kinda makes sense. I do also wonder how much is just due to these models not being trained on as many non-whites in the first place

@realcaseyrollins @a1batross @peterdrake 100%.

@death @a1batross @peterdrake You sure about this?

Someone should make a NN trained on all blacks and see how it works with whites, this would prove you right or wrong

@realcaseyrollins @a1batross @peterdrake

I am very sure that this gimmick of machine learning has zero real implications about race, and only idiots that want to seem relevant are presenting it as such, but you're welcome to think whatever you want.