http://unitedstage.com/2009/12/22/the-whiteness-of-technology/ Poetics in Live Performance Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:44:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://unitedstage.com/2009/12/22/the-whiteness-of-technology/#comment-339 David W. Boles Thu, 24 Dec 2009 17:29:29 +0000 http://ustage.wordpress.com/2009/12/22/the-whiteness-of-technology/#comment-339 I think it's an unintentional institutional Racial goof-up. If you had dark-skinned people on the development or test team this problem never would've happened. I think it’s an unintentional institutional Racial goof-up. If you had dark-skinned people on the development or test team this problem never would’ve happened.

]]> http://unitedstage.com/2009/12/22/the-whiteness-of-technology/#comment-338 kathakali.chatterjee Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:25:25 +0000 http://ustage.wordpress.com/2009/12/22/the-whiteness-of-technology/#comment-338 I just wonder whether these goof-ups are intentional or just a "slip"? How can such big names could even afford it? I just wonder whether these goof-ups are intentional or just a “slip”? How can such big names could even afford it?

]]> http://unitedstage.com/2009/12/22/the-whiteness-of-technology/#comment-337 David W. Boles Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:39:26 +0000 http://ustage.wordpress.com/2009/12/22/the-whiteness-of-technology/#comment-337 It's just so obvious the HP test team is filled with light-skinned people, Gordon, or this never would have happened. When you're dealing with face recognition technology, you have to be especially keen to be sensitive to all shapes, sizes and colors of faces -- even though that may be disfigured by war or disease. You also have to be extremely careful to test as many of those different faces as possible before even thinking of releasing that personal software into the raw wilds of the real world! It’s just so obvious the HP test team is filled with light-skinned people, Gordon, or this never would have happened. When you’re dealing with face recognition technology, you have to be especially keen to be sensitive to all shapes, sizes and colors of faces — even though that may be disfigured by war or disease. You also have to be extremely careful to test as many of those different faces as possible before even thinking of releasing that personal software into the raw wilds of the real world!

]]> http://unitedstage.com/2009/12/22/the-whiteness-of-technology/#comment-336 Gordon Davidescu Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:21:52 +0000 http://ustage.wordpress.com/2009/12/22/the-whiteness-of-technology/#comment-336 It's quite amazing how oblivious companies can be to things that are, well, so fundamental -- ignoring an entire part of their purchasing demographic, for example! It’s quite amazing how oblivious companies can be to things that are, well, so fundamental — ignoring an entire part of their purchasing demographic, for example!

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