Google Is On A Mission To Improve Image Processing of Photos Featuring Black & Brown People

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Google Is On A Mission To Improve Image Processing of Photos Featuring Black & Brown People

As the camera systems on smartphones drastically improve year by year, they still have one glaring issue, capturing and processing Black skin tones properly. During its I/O 2021 keynote, Google announced it was taking some steps to rectify this problem.

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Google ad revenues decrease for first time in company history - The Bay State Banner

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Top Tips For Tattooing on Dark Skin - Black Millennials

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