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Google’s new skin tone scale could make the internet more inclusive

During last month’s Google $GOOGL I/O event livestreamed on YouTube, the company introduced the Monk Skin Tone (MST) scale, which it has begun implementing on ...
The Verge

Google is using a new way to measure skin tones to make search results more inclusive

Google is partnering with a Harvard professor to promote a new scale for measuring skin tones with the hope of fixing problems of bias and diversity in the company’s products. The tech giant is ...
CNET

Google Adopts 10-Step Skin Tone Scale So Its AI Understands Diversity

To start, you'll notice the Monk Skin Tone Scale in beauty-related searches, but Google is also building it deeply into its AI infrastructure. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and ...
Engadget

Google open-sources skin tone research to improve inclusivity

Google has been working with researchers to make its products and services more inclusive for people with darker skin tones. Now, the company is open sourcing a major part of that work. The company is ...
Digital Trends

The Monk Skin Tone Scale makes the internet more inclusive

Google has adopted the Monk Skin Tone (MST) Scale for use across its software and products to ensure all kinds of skin tones are accurately portrayed and represented on the internet. The MST Scale is ...
androidcentral

Google debuts the Monk Skin Tone Scale for better color equity

Google continues its efforts to make the web a more accepting and diverse place. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Google has ...
The Hill

Google to use 10 shades in skin tone palette to reduce bias in AI

Google on Wednesday announced that it will use 10 shades in skin tones palettes for its gadgets and apps in an effort to reduce bias in its AI system. In a statement, Alphabet Inc. said the new Monk ...
TechCrunch

Google is implementing a new 10-shade skin tone scale across several of its products

Google announced today at its I/O developer conference that it’s incorporating a 10-shade skin tone scale in several of its products over the coming months. The scale was created in partnership with ...
ExtremeTech

Google Introduces Monk Skin Tone Scale to Improve AI Color Equity

When it comes to trailblazers in the field of color equity, Google doesn't grace the top of many lists. But there's a contingent within the company trying to change that. At its I/O 2022 conference, ...
CNET

Google Changed How It Filters Your Skin: All About the New 10-Tone Scale

With more than a decade of experience, Nelson covers Apple and Google and writes about iPhone and Android features, privacy and security settings, and more. The new 10-shade scale could reduce racial ...
Nature

Evaluating skin tone scales for dermatologic dataset labeling: a prospective-comparative study

Skin tone affects artificial intelligence (AI) performance in dermatology. While labeling datasets for skin tone could improve algorithm generalizability for detecting dermatologic malignancies, large ...