Twitter drops image-cropping algorithm after finding bias ...Middle East

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SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter said Wednesday it was scrapping an automated image-cropping system after its review found bias in the algorithm controlling the function.The messaging platform said it found the algorithm delivered "unequal treatment based on demographic differences" with whites and males favored over Blacks and females, and "objectification" bias that focused on a woman's chest or legs, described as "male gaze."The news comes a month after Twitter said it was launching an algorithmic fairness initiative as part of an effort to reduce bias on its platform introduced by automation.Twitter in 2018 introduced a so-called saliency algorithm to crop images, aiming to improve consistency in

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