Research says Robots could turn racist and sexist

An experiment highlighted that robots acted sexist and racist with respect to race, gender, and scientifically discredited physiognomy

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The robots used in the experiment was created with a popular AI model and well trained by the data from the Internet.

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The robot gravitates to men over women, white people over people of colour.

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The robot even made conclusions about people's job based on their facial look.

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Researchers suspect that robots with such flawed AI might be developed and used for the homes and workplaces.

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