Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin are leading the way when it comes to fine-tuning the accuracy of artificial intelligence. UT's Machine Learning Lab held a public lecture Friday titled, "AI for Accurate and Fair Imaging." Researchers with the lab's Institute for Foundations of Machine Learning (IFML) have been working to improve the algorithm that in 2020 produced an internet-famous image of former President Barack Obama, dubbed "White Obama." AI that was meant to enhance a pixelated, low-resolution photo of the 44th president instead transformed him into a white man. "Even though it looked like a good image, a high resolution, realistic image of a person, it had a bias," said Alex Dimakis, IFML co-director.

UT's Machine Learning Lab held a public lecture Friday titled, "AI for Accurate and Fair Imaging."

Researchers with the lab's Institute for Foundations of Machine Learning (IFML) have been working to improve the algorithm that in 2020 produced …