{"componentChunkName":"component---src-templates-blog-post-js","path":"/blog/google-aims-to-make-a-more-inclusive-camera/","result":{"data":{"site":{"siteMetadata":{"title":"No Frills News"}},"contentfulNfnPost":{"postTitle":"Google aims to make a more inclusive camera","slug":"google-aims-to-make-a-more-inclusive-camera","createdLocal":"2021-05-19 14:31:12.914916","publishDate":"2021-05-18 20:00:37+00:00","feedName":"Image Recognition","sourceUrl":{"sourceUrl":"https://www.reportdoor.com/google-aims-to-make-a-more-inclusive-camera/"},"postSummary":{"childMarkdownRemark":{"html":"<p>It’s a long-standing problem that dates back to the days of film: image processing tends to be tuned for lighter skintones and not that of black and brown subjects.\nSpecifically, Google is making changes to its auto white balance and exposure algorithms to improve accuracy for dark skintones based on a broader data set of images featuring black and brown faces.\nWith these tweaks, Google aims to avoid over-brightening and de-saturating people of color in photos for more accurate representation.\nGoogle has also made improvements for portrait mode selfies, creating a more accurate depth map for curly and wavy hair types — rather than simply cutting around the subject’s hair.\nThe company says it still has much to do — and it has certainly stumbled in the past on the image recognition and inclusion front — but it’s a welcome step in the right direction.</p>"}}}},"pageContext":{"slug":"google-aims-to-make-a-more-inclusive-camera"}}}