HP Face-Tracking Webcams Don't Recognize Black People

[Darth Sushi]

HP Face-Tracking Webcams Don't Recognize Black People
By Adam Frucci, Dec 21, 2009

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This is awkward. It appears that HP's new webcams, which have facial-tracking software, can't recognize black faces, as evidenced in the above video. HP has responded:

We are working with our partners to learn more. The technology we use is built on standard algorithms that measure the difference in intensity of contrast between the eyes and the upper cheek and nose. We believe that the camera might have difficulty "seeing" contrast in conditions where there is insufficient foreground lighting. "

Source: http://gizmodo.com/5431190/hp-face+t...e-black-people

[Rart]

That guy in the video is actually pretty hilarious

We believe that the camera might have difficulty "seeing" contrast in conditions where there is insufficient foreground lighting.

Shouldn't a Black person have better "contrast" between the eyes and upper cheek? And how exactly does lighting make a difference, both people in the video were in the same position.

[Hombre]

this is seriously the most funny news of the year. I learned being black can be " insufficient foreground lighting".

[null]

Maybe HP was right about the foreground lighting and this situation applies to them in the video and is limited to others. Nonetheless, this was really funny