{"id":61360,"date":"2022-05-12T16:27:44","date_gmt":"2022-05-12T13:27:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=61360"},"modified":"2025-09-05T11:43:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T08:43:05","slug":"google-unveils-skin-tone-scale-to-combat-biased-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/google-unveils-skin-tone-scale-to-combat-biased-ai\/","title":{"rendered":"Google unveils skin-tone scale to combat biased AI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Google has open-sourced the 10-point Monk Skin Tone scale (MST) for researchers and developers of unbiased AI. In the coming months the company plans to roll it out across a range of its products.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We\u2019re making the Monk Scale available for anyone to use as a more representative skin-tone guide in research and product development. Our goal is to improve upon the scale over time in partnership with the industry. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoogleIO?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GoogleIO<\/a> \u2193 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0ZtPoWvW3s\">https:\/\/t.co\/0ZtPoWvW3s<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Google (@Google) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Google\/status\/1524497511213412356?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 11, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>During Google&#8217;s annual developer conference I\/O 2022, the company demonstrated how applying the scale can improve Google Search. For example, when searching for cosmetics, users can refine by skin tone and receive more relevant images.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Bridal_makeup_search_refinements_v20.gif\" alt=\"Google developed skin-tone scale to fight biased AI\" class=\"wp-image-172903\"\/><figcaption>Image search for the query \u201cWedding makeup\u201d with the option to specify skin tone. Data: Google.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The company is working on a standardized method of tagging web content, enabling authors and brands to tag content with attributes such as skin tone, hair colour and texture.<\/p>\n<p>The MST scale will also appear in Google Photos. The company will update the AI-powered photo editing feature Real Tone for Pixel phones introduced in 2021. According to the developers, the MST scale will improve rendering of faces across all skin tones.<\/p>\n<p>New Real Tone filters will appear in Google Photos on all available platforms in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<p>MST was developed in collaboration with Harvard professor Ellis Monk. It is intended to cover a broader range of skin tones.<\/p>\n<p>The company also said that the scale will help create more representative datasets for training and testing AI models to address bias.<\/p>\n<p>During I\/O 2022, Google unveiled a number of other products and features for its AI-powered services.<\/p>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/telegram.org\/js\/telegram-widget.js?19\" data-telegram-post=\"forklogAI\/2112\" data-width=\"100%\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In April, Google Lens <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/google-lens-adds-simultaneous-image-and-text-search\">added simultaneous image-and-text search<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In October 2021, the tech giant <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/google-unveils-pixel-6-and-pixel-6-pro-with-tensor-processor-for-machine-learning\">unveiled the Pixel smartphones<\/a> with a Tensor Processing Unit for machine learning.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to ForkLog AI news on Telegram: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/forklogAI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">ForkLog AI<\/a> \u2014 all the news from the world of AI!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google has open-sourced the 10-point Monk Skin Tone (MST) scale for researchers and developers of unbiased AI. 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