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Professor @Harvard Monk Skin Tone Scale @Google
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Featured in this article about the changing tides in the struggle for responsible AI.
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Tech industry tried reducing AI's pervasive bias. Now Trump wants to end its 'woke AI' efforts
Artificial intelligence technology that works well for the world’s billions of people of color was a business imperative for Google when the company asked sociologist Ellis Monk to help make its AI pr...
https://apnews.com/article/artificial-intelligence-dei-trump-algorithmic-bias-woke-ai-8302e12dd74df69a1adc6565710f033d
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Featured in this article about the changing tides in the struggle for responsible AI.
apnews.com/article/arti...
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Tech industry tried reducing AI's pervasive bias. Now Trump wants to end its 'woke AI' efforts
Artificial intelligence technology that works well for the world’s billions of people of color was a business imperative for Google when the company asked sociologist Ellis Monk to help make its AI pr...
https://apnews.com/article/artificial-intelligence-dei-trump-algorithmic-bias-woke-ai-8302e12dd74df69a1adc6565710f033d
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Please nominate a (or your) book by March 31 for the 2025 IPM OUTSTANDING BOOK AWARD (published 2022, 2023, or 2024) Send a brief nomination letter to (and have the book publisher contact) Ellis Monk (
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7 months ago
Perspective: New FDA guidance for pulse oximeters aims to reduce disparities in device performance related to skin pigment.
https://ja.ma/4kssFeE
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It's been an honor to work with Dr. Lipnick & OpenOximetry on skin tone and pulse oximetry. Really great to see this perspective on the new FDA guidance published in
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Using ITA from machines & the Monk Skin Tone Scale will ensure better skin tone representation in pulse oximetry.
add a skeleton here at some point
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Glad to see this finally launched. Google Shopping and Virtual Try-On powered by the Monk Skin Tone Scale.
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Google bulks up its AI shopping capabilities to allow virtual try-ons of makeup and clothing
With consumers growing accustomed to using artificial intelligence to shop, Google unveils three new artificial intelligence features allowing fashion and beauty consumers to virtually try-on trending...
https://www.glossy.co/beauty/google-bulks-up-its-ai-shopping-capabilities-to-allow-virtual-try-ons-of-makeup-and-clothing/?utm_campaign=glossydis&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=general-rss
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One last plug for this Walter White documentary I'm in. Debuts tonight on PBS at 9pm ET.
www.pbs.org/wgbh/america...
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Forgotten Hero: Walter White and the NAACP | American Experience | PBS
The story of civil rights hero Walter White — one of the most influential Black men in mid-century America and leader of the NAACP from 1929 to 1955, yet one of the least known figures in civil rights...
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/forgotten-hero-walter-white-and-naacp/
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Excited to see this PBS documentary on Walter White, that I helped with, coming out soon. Debuts Feb. 25th.
www.pbs.org/wgbh/america...
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Forgotten Hero: Walter White and the NAACP | American Experience | PBS
The story of civil rights hero Walter White — one of the most influential Black men in mid-century America and leader of the NAACP from 1929 to 1955, yet one of the least known figures in civil rights...
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/forgotten-hero-walter-white-and-naacp/
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So nice to see the Monk Skin Tone Scale being used for this important task. There are many ways skin tone is implicated in health disparities.
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Nursing student advocates for more inclusive diagnosis of bedsores
A third year nursing student is dedicating her time and effort toward advocating for the adoption of a more inclusive system for diagnosing pressure injuries in darker skinned people.
https://www.ctvnews.ca/london/article/nursing-student-advocates-for-more-inclusive-diagnosis-of-bedsores/
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Lem warned us decades ago about the deluge of low quality information we'd all find ourselves drowning in. One thing to consider amidst the rise of podcasts, influencers, etc.: Honesty and sincerity are not substitutes for expertise.
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Always good to reflect on the unfortunate truth that there all sorts of discoveries we'll never witness due to the finicky and sometimes regressive nature of peer review and hollow demands to do research attractive enough to get grant funding. #NobelPrize #Kariko
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