Driverless Cars Are Worse at Spotting Kids and Dark-Skinned People, Study Says

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New research shows driverless car software is significantly more accurate with adults and light skinned people than children and dark-skinned people.

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Built by Republican engineers.

I've seen this episode of Better Off Ted.

Veronica: The company's position is that it's actually the opposite of racist, because it's not targeting black people. It's just ignoring them. They insist the worst people can call it is "indifferent."

Ted: Well, they know it has to be fixed, right? Please... at least say they know that.

Veronica: Of course they do, and they're working on it. In the meantime they'd like everyone to celebrate the fact that it sees Hispanics, Asians, Pacific Islanders, and Jews.

One reason why diversity in the workplace is necessary. Most of the country is not 40 year old white men so products need to be made with a more diverse crowd in mind.