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Title: HP Investigates Claims of ‘Racist’ Computers
Source: Wired
URL Source: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/12/hp-notebooks-racist/
Published: Dec 22, 2009
Author: Brian X. Chen
Post Date: 2009-12-22 13:39:52 by Prefrontal Vortex
Keywords: None
Views: 112
Comments: 1

HP Investigates Claims of ‘Racist’ Computers

By Brian X. Chen December 22, 2009 | 12:26 pm | Categories: Cameras

Meet “Black Desi.” He and his friend “White Wanda” made a video titled “HP computers are racist,” which has been a viral hit in recent weeks. (See above.) In an attempt to prove their claim, Desi demonstrated that an HP MediaSmart computer’s facial-tracking software could not follow the movements of his face, but it could do so just fine for his white friend Wanda.

“As soon as White Wanda appears, the camera moves,” Desi says in the video. “Black Desi gets in there — nope! No face recognition anymore, buddy.”

“I’m going on the record and I’m saying it,” he continues. “Hewlett-Packard computers are racist.”

The video, which has attracted about 400,000 views as of this writing, is categorized as a humor clip. But HP has said it’s taking the potential issue seriously.

“HP has been informed of a potential issue with the facial-tracking software included on some of its systems, which appears to occur when insufficient foreground lighting is available,” an HP spokesman said in an e-mail. “We take this seriously and are looking into it with our partners.”

The most entertaining part? The YouTube page proudly displays “Uploaded Using HP MediaSmart.” Priceless.

Via Bloomberg


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Maybe it thinks if it doesn't see him he'll just go away.

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#1. To: Prefrontal Vortex, *Humor-Weird News* (#0)

notice how those two rascists didnt include any hispanics or asians in the video :-)

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