Google Quietly Tweaks Image Search for Racially Diverse Results

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-19/google-quietly-tweaks-image-search-for-racially-diverse-results

by 1cvmask • 5 years ago

15 5 5 years ago

new_guy• 5 years ago

Another example of Google showing you not what you searched for but what they think you should see.

The recent change, implemented without a formal announcement, is meant to present a variety of skin tones in image queries related to beauty, such as “beautiful skin” and “professional hairstyles,” as well as simpler people-related searches like “woman” or “happy family,” the Alphabet Inc.-owned company said Tuesday.

How is this not what you searched for? Is there an implicit constraint you think Google should be applying?

Note that search results have long favoured giving you an intentionally diverse selection of results in ambiguous cases, so you can narrow down for what you want more easily. Otherwise you'd probably get 12 different images of whoever the most popular celebrity is, which is probably not the most useful result in practice.

literallyaduck• 5 years ago

Search for "white people" and see if you get what you searched.

Google Quietly Tweaks Image Search for Racially Diverse Results

Related Stories