Did the MIT seriously just take down one of their own huge tiny image datasets for machine learning because of the same problem as GitHub's Master branch?

Do you has link?

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https://venturebeat.com/2020/07/...

Apperently the accompanying descriptions was racist.

@Voxera
I could definitely see how those samples might lead to subjective network biasing with the wrong composition.

I guess they needed a press story before they release their ten-billionth crappy peltier dehumidifier and claim that THIS one will somehow give third world countries water by defying the laws of thermodynamics.

Seriously, seems like that's all MIT do these days

@PlatinumFire
Well, they're a technology school whose Nobel prizes and staff laureates are primarily in economics. So take that for what it's worth.

They got the images by scraping search engines, and weren't expecting offensive content?

@Frederick
Wouldn't even be the first time it happened
https://wired.com/story/...

@Frederick Not only stupid people is offended.

But a bigger problem is idiots that would take such a list from a reputable organization as an excuse to continue to discriminate not to mention that the display of such images and captions is illegal in many cases and would open them up to legal liabilities.

@cafebabe
MIT engineers tend to be the brand of autist that has no issue with focus, but a deficit of interest. They're generally unconcerned with the human side of their engineering and just want to get the idea out of their head and into the world, regardless of how it's used. Given that, I agree with your statement.