Google suspended facial recognition research for the Pixel 4 smartphone after reportedly targeting homeless black people
Google suspended a research programme designed to improve its facial recognition after a report surfaced that its contractors had been tricking black homeless people into letting their picture be taken.
Anonymous contractors told the New York Daily News they been instructed to find people with darker skin tones to improve facial recognition on Google's upcoming Pixel 4 smartphone.
The New York Times reported Friday that the company had suspended its facial recognition research.
Subjects were offered a $5 gift card, and one source told the outlet they were specifically told to target homeless people because they were less likely to talk to the press.
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Google has suspended a facial recognition research programme designed ...