ImageNet Gets a Makeover: The effort to remove bias from ImageNet
ImageNet

ImageNet Gets a Makeover: The effort to remove bias from ImageNet

Computer scientists are struggling to purge bias from one of AI’s most important datasets. ImageNet’s 14 million photos are a go-to collection for training computer-vision systems, yet their descriptive labels have been rife with derogatory and stereotyped attitudes toward race, gender, and sex.

January 8, 20202 min read
ImageNet Gets a Makeover: The effort to remove bias from ImageNet
ImageNet

ImageNet Gets a Makeover: The effort to remove bias from ImageNet

Computer scientists are struggling to purge bias from one of AI’s most important datasets. ImageNet’s 14 million photos are a go-to collection for training computer-vision systems, yet their descriptive labels have been rife with derogatory and stereotyped attitudes toward race, gender, and sex.

January 8, 20202 min read

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