Algorithms, driven by vast troves of data, are the new power brokers in society, both in the corporate world as well as in government. They have biases like the rest of us . And they make mistakes.

Twitter has largely abandoned an image-cropping algorithm after determining the automated system was biased. Some users complained it had a preference toward showing pictures of white people in ...

Google has spun up a new initiative in its photography division to ensure that its photo-processing algorithms accurately and appropriately represent people of color — from skin tones, to body ...

One algorithm, which failed to identify the right person in 1 out of 10 encounters with Caucasian subjects, failed nearly twice as often when the photo was of an African American.

Intempora is a software editor company founded in 2000, technology transfer from Center of Robotics of Ecole des Mines ParisTECH, one of the most famous and prestigious engineering schools in France.

For example, the photo below of Kate Middleton, Prince Williams and their baby was deemed, by EyeEm’s algorithm and TIME’s photo editors, as being passable, with an average rating of 40/100.