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=== [http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jul/01/google-sorry-racist-auto-tag-photo-app Google says sorry for racist auto-tag in photo app] ===
[http://money.cnn.com/2015/05/21/technology/flickr-racist-tags/ Flickr's new auto-tags are racist and offensive | CNN Money]
<p>Some <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/30926561@N02/17730858426/in/photolist-t1PhtC-t9UdPS-s6sGU9-smmvJp-sPvwCJ-tgaLPN-teWtUw-sZttTb-sKNEiW-eHmxpn-7Vk6Ej-dt8Tcc-d5A1RW-smkQik-tfXmoY-t2WmHi-s3KiFZ-sZkEgy-t767zr-sKnhzW-gqKgNE-85X9ph-8ekV5V-5RaoV2-bURk9k-aC1Qdt-55ns6z-4bm4LE-4JKVz1-55rDAd-4zsDnW-dBCSe-cJXXbs-55ns5r-a2pVNe-6s2ZM2-6s38R6-6sdaGL-apBu25-ccdzgb-dQmvU5-6g232V-c9pxY3-eTpvDQ-fCgvGy-4zsDHw-2QyZUa-4zsCK9-4JFDHi-6s79UA">concentration camp photos</a> received inappropriate tags, including "<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/30926561@N02/17730858426/in/photolist-t1PhtC-t9UdPS-s6sGU9-smmvJp-sPvwCJ-tgaLPN-teWtUw-sZttTb-sKNEiW-eHmxpn-7Vk6Ej-dt8Tcc-d5A1RW-smkQik-tfXmoY-t2WmHi-s3KiFZ-sZkEgy-t767zr-sKnhzW-gqKgNE-85X9ph-8ekV5V-5RaoV2-bURk9k-aC1Qdt-55ns6z-4bm4LE-4JKVz1-55rDAd-4zsDnW-dBCSe-cJXXbs-55ns5r-a2pVNe-6s2ZM2-6s38R6-6sdaGL-apBu25-ccdzgb-dQmvU5-6g232V-c9pxY3-eTpvDQ-fCgvGy-4zsDHw-2QyZUa-4zsCK9-4JFDHi-6s79UA">sport</a>" and "<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/laughingsquid/8201658514/in/photolist-duKDkq-9PKSj-cXnmV3-fTKqzx-a7YLG-bkwWS9-W7SqH-4H8i7U-maaRAe-4H847H-8mzCSf-dBzph-2ZdhDw-4he7Rw-kgxaY7-5hALSZ-5yyGsr-b4HESt-4S1hBe-nypSAa-6iVXQd-54wFUE-9YqupJ-5xS4xE-wqoBQ-8CMD9P-7erYPR-b9xF1-9HXGYE-JzjuB-bUHrXa-92saU-75dzRW-e5NfKv-dodUBM-c8aVUW-4VAMGs-bs1fes-cSWgM-6p1LkQ-6T9fQ3-ahjXEK-5MUzNh-9NERVS-gF9q4s-9iPPE2-c3HUcG-4S17ci-6riRgJ-cRxAKE">jungle gym</a>." </p>
<p>Flickr had also been tagging some images of people as "ape" and "animal," including a <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/thirteenthfloormedia/14570569401">photo of a black man</a> named William taken by photographer Corey Deshon, according to <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/may/20/flickr-complaints-offensive-auto-tagging-photos">the Guardian</a>. </p>
<p>The photo service had also labeled a <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/132452869@N04/17801937502/">white woman wearing face paint </a>as "ape" and "animal," so Flickr's algorithm does not appear to be taking a person's skin color into consideration when auto-tagging them. </p>
<p>Flickr has since corrected both of those mistakes, but the concentration camp errors remain. </p>
<p>"We are aware of issues with inaccurate auto-tags on Flickr and are working on a fix," a spokesman for Flickr said in a statement. "While we are very proud of this advanced image-recognition technology, we're the first to admit there will be mistakes and we are constantly working to improve the experience." </p>
<p>Flickr noted that deleting incorrect tags teaches the new algorithm to learn from its mistake and improve its results in the future. The company also noted that Flickr staff does not personally tag photos -- it's all automated. </p>
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