Wouldn't this actually be a melanin bias?
Apple Sued Alleging Racial Bias Against Minorities on Watch's Blood Oximeter
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Re: Apple Sued Alleging Racial Bias Against Minorities on Watch's Blood Oximeter
#12This is absurd...
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Re: Apple Sued Alleging Racial Bias Against Minorities on Watch's Blood Oximeter
#13This is absurd...
It's marketed as being accurate. It's not for large segments of the population. This is clearly a serious problem (and with all pulse oximeters). How is that absurd?
Re: Apple Sued Alleging Racial Bias Against Minorities on Watch's Blood Oximeter
#14All photography and lighting equipment is racially biased.
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#15Pulse Ox on watches is just a dumb feature. There's really no reason to measure that throughout the day and it kills battery almost as fast as gps.
Re: Apple Sued Alleging Racial Bias Against Minorities on Watch's Blood Oximeter
#16The complaint is also available at https://archive.org/details/gov.uscourts.nysd.591590 - the pdf is https://ia601507.us.archive.org/26/items/gov.uscourts.nysd.5... The initial part of the complaint: 1. Apple, Inc. (“Defendant”) manufactures, markets, and sells the Apple Watch, purporting to measure the oxygen level of a wearer’s blood directly from their wrist (“Product”). 2. The interest in blood oxygen levels exte…
Racism requires intent. Even if they KNEW of the discrepancy, they have to optimize towards something. Did Apple do this because they dont like black people? Going to be hard to prove that but it wouldn't be surprising if the plaintiffs gets a payout none-the-less.
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#17Sunblock is also racially biased.
Let's call this out for what it is - some lawyer is looking for a bag.
Re: Apple Sued Alleging Racial Bias Against Minorities on Watch's Blood Oximeter
#18All photography and lighting equipment is racially biased.
It’s just because they were developed by white males /s
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#19What is even the point of measuring this at all times????
Re: Apple Sued Alleging Racial Bias Against Minorities on Watch's Blood Oximeter
#20This is absurd...
It's marketed as being accurate. It's not for large segments of the population. This is clearly a serious problem (and with all pulse oximeters). How is that absurd?
If skin color is a factor then some group could always make this case. It's just the reality of different skin colors existing.