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After criticism of racial bias, Twitter says its automated image cropping showed “salient” areas of the image, but will change it to give users more control

Twitter will change its automated image cropping feature after users complained that it was biased.

Engadget Karissa Bell

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  • Twitter Twitter on x
    Transparency around image cropping and changes to come
  • @twittersupport @twittersupport on x
    We saw your Tweets about the harm caused by how images are cropped on Twitter. Today we're sharing how we test for bias in our systems, and how we plan to rely less on auto-cropping and give you more choice in how images appear in Tweets: https://blog.twitter.com/...
  • @realshawneib C. Shawn Eib on x
    Some problems don't need machine learning. Crop to either the top or center and make a visual indication to tell the user there's additional cropped material if the image is viewed in full. ML for this seems like a “solution” to a non-existent problem. https://twitter.com/...
  • @sdkstl Staci D Kramer on x
    Twitter commits to WYSIWYG for images after criticism over auto cropping that appears to have a bias towards lighter skin: “quite simply: the photo you see in the Tweet composer is what it will look like in the Tweet.” // ty for listening and acting @dantley @paraga https://twitt…
  • @bluechoochoo Andréa López on x
    “we are committed to following the ‘what you see is what you get’ principles of design, meaning quite simply: the photo you see in the Tweet composer is what it will look like in the Tweet.” https://twitter.com/...