Ellis Monk
@EllisMonk
Professor of Sociology @Harvard
Really glad to see this project I've been working on the past few years get announced today: We've still got more to do. More info here: skintone.google #Colorism #SkinTone #ResponsibleAI
In partnership with Dr. Ellis Monk, we’re releasing a new skin tone scale designed to be more inclusive of the full spectrum of skin tones — the next step in our commitment to image equity and improving representation across our products. #GoogleIO
Now you can bring your fashion and beauty visions to reality with new AI features on Google Shopping. Get real-life recs based on AI-generated images straight from your imagination, try on skirts and pants virtually and get makeup inspo with AR beauty ↓ goo.gle/4bxovhl
Glad to see this finally launched! It uses the Monk Skin Tone Scale to handle skin tone variation. For more on the Monk Skin Tone Scale, please visit skintone.google
Now you can bring your fashion and beauty visions to reality with new AI features on Google Shopping. Get real-life recs based on AI-generated images straight from your imagination, try on skirts and pants virtually and get makeup inspo with AR beauty ↓ goo.gle/4bxovhl
Featured in this article about the changing tides in responsible AI. apnews.com/article/artifi…
Kids & eviction | Bureaucrats as safeguards | AI, DEI & tech’s reckoning | America’s gun culture | Streamer masculinity. Sociologists in the News provide context for everyday conversations. @ps_hepburn, @EllisMonk, @davidyamane, & @tristanbphd. 🔗bit.ly/4k3YglB🔗
Coming to a bookstore near you this fall! Pre-order link available soon—stay tuned!
First look at the cover design for this important work of sociology by my author @christinajcross coming from @Harvard_Press this fall. I learned much from Christina’s thoroughly researched & beautifully written debut book. You can get your own copy in a few short months.
NEW: Harvard University on Monday announced that tuition will be free for students from families with annual incomes of $200,000 or less starting in the 2025-26 academic year. abcnews.link/j661fIP
The performance of 11 fingertip pulse oximeters during hypoxemia in healthy human participants with varied, quantified skin pigment - eBioMedicine thelancet.com/journals/ebiom…
Perspective: New FDA guidance for pulse oximeters aims to reduce disparities in device performance related to skin pigment. ja.ma/3QHbk3Y
Mike has been leading the charge on pulse oximetry and skin tone via OpenOximetry. A game-changer. Very happy to see this perspective published in JAMA.
Pulse Oximetry and Skin Pigmentation—New Guidance From the FDA @UCSF_CHESA jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…
FYI: @PRBA_ISR's @EllisMonk in @PBS documentary. @SandyDarity @doc_thoughts @RCGD_ISR @DrDurkee @FDuBoisBowman @ChristyLErving @christinajcross @hausa_mon @rolandjthorpe @robertturnerphd @ManlyEpic @beyoung40 @therevcw @janebaecobs @ProfBernadineW @plouie01 @IjeomaOparaPHD
Quick plug for this Walter White documentary I'm in. It debuts tonight on PBS at 9pm ET. pbs.org/wgbh/americane…
Quick plug for this Walter White documentary I'm in. It debuts tonight on PBS at 9pm ET. pbs.org/wgbh/americane…
Happy birthday to Thelonious Monk—born on this day in 1917.
From pixels to people patterns: #AI powered by Dr. @EllisMonk's Skin Tone Scale showcases a major leap towards understanding and reflecting the rich diversity of human skin tones in media. Learn more → youtube.com/watch?v=2EDiHr…
Lem warned us decades ago about the deluge of low quality information we'd all find ourselves drowning in. One thing to consider amidst the rise of podcasts, influencers, etc.: Honesty and sincerity are not substitutes for expertise.
Excited to share new work on surfacing health equity-related biases in LLMs. We design rubrics covering 6 dimensions of bias, release EquityMedQA, a collection of 7 adversarial datasets, and conduct a large-scale human evaluation study with Med-PaLM 2. arxiv.org/abs/2403.12025
As someone always convinced that Huxley got it more right than Orwell, I'm glad this article exists. .@tedgioia is a treasure. I hope more people read him. honest-broker.com/p/the-state-of…
Remembering the great Thelonious Monk who was born on this day in 1917. Known as one of the first creators of modern jazz, Monk’s music was known for its humorous, almost playful, quality. His playing was percussive and sparse, often being described as “angular,” and he used…
Reminder! Our Thelonious Monk Birthday Broadcast is tomorrow! Tune in for 24 hours to celebrate. Monk lives on WKCR 🤘