No,cerita lucah kakak sekuar ketat you're not just imagining it. Speech recognition systems developed by the likes of Amazon, Apple, Google, IBM, and Microsoft all have higher error rates when transcribing speech from black people than when doing so for white people.
So finds a study published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, which notes that the increased prevalence of these systems in modern day life risks enshrining a new form of digital discrimination unless action is taken.
"Automated speech recognition (ASR) systems are now used in a variety of applications to convert spoken language to text, from virtual assistants, to closed captioning, to hands-free computing," wrote the study's authors. "Our results point to hurdles faced by African Americans in using increasingly widespread tools driven by speech recognition technology."
Researchers took 115 human-transcribed interviews — including conversations with 73 black speakers and 42 white speakers — and compared them to the versions produced by the tech giant's speech-recognition tools. They discovered an "average word error rate" of almost double (0.35) when the system transcribed black speakers as compared to when it transcribed white speakers (0.19)."
In other words, the systems worked noticeably worse for people of color.
This is far from the first time we've seen evidence of bias embedded in the supposed technology of tomorrow. In December of last year, a federal study once again confirmed that facial-recognition tech is a biased mess. In October of 2017, we saw that Google's text/sentiment-analysis tool exhibited signs of homophobia, racism, and antisemitism.
However, it's worth noting that with one quarter of U.S. adults claiming to have at least one smart speaker in their homes, the bias uncovered by today's study is likely affecting tens of millions (if not more) people right now.
SEE ALSO: Federal study confirms facial recognition is a biased mess
"With adoption of speech recognition systems likely to grow over time," the study authors continue, "we hope technology firms and other participants in this field foreground the equitable development of these important tools."
That'd sure be nice, wouldn't it?
Topics Amazon Google
'Mele Murals' to Premiere Friday at Aratani
Facebook criticized by Free Press for empty PR response to ad boycott
Spotify launches special subscription plan for people who live together
Uber's global reach grows as the company's ridesharing comes to Tokyo
Supra Completes Over $24m in Early Stage Funding to Date
How to enjoy the magic of 'Hamilton' without Disney+
Samsung plans virtual Unpacked event for August 5
A copy of Super Mario Bros. for the original Nintendo just sold for a record $114,000
Coinstore: Will Be Held On September 12th In Singapore
Yamaha's newest e
BinaryX Launches AI Chat Game ‘AI Hero’ With Limited NFT Mints
Unfounded conspiracy theory accuses Wayfair of bonkers, Pizzagate
Twitter is building a 'subscription platform'
How to enjoy the magic of 'Hamilton' without Disney+
INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Via Netflix, Ali Wong’s Comedy Is Venomously Funny
Let night owls be night owls: How the pandemic could dethrone the larks
'The Old Guard' review: A slick and smart Netflix blockbuster
WhatsApp adds new video chat, QR code features
Roobet Celebrates Nippon Baseball Championship With $1,000,000 Free
Honest meme identifies the real villains in movies and TV shows
Great LatinxpectationsHow to unblock Twitch for freeElon Musk says SpaceX will launch the Falcon Heavy 'in a week or so'Google is training AI to 'hear' when you're sick. Here's how it works.Facebook, Instagram opt out of allowing Apple AI to scrape their data for training#Wrapped and SoldNYT Strands hints, answers for September 2'Kaos': Billie Piper's character spoils the big twist in the first 5 minutesMangled cars show the raw destructive power of California mudslidesElon Musk reveals SpaceX launch date plan for the Falcon Heavy 'The Crown' has found its Princess Diana for Seasons 5 and 6 How to deal with anger: 7 coping skills to try 'Fortnite' has now been punted from the Google Play Store as well TikTok reportedly set to sue Trump administration as early as Tuesday Apple's WatchOS 7 beta is now available for download Some U.S. Huawei users won't be able to update their phones anymore Smoke from Arctic fires is smothering Siberia right now 'Lovecraft Country' spins wild, gory unpredictability into TV gold Apple removed 'Fortnite' from the App Store for violating its policies Looking to unblock YouTube? You’re not alone.
0.1439s , 9828.4609375 kb
Copyright © 2025 Powered by 【cerita lucah kakak sekuar ketat】Speech recognition systems have higher error rates for black people, study finds,Feature Flash
