Google to curb gender bias in translation app

By Agence France-Presse

Dec 08, 2018 1:41 am

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Google said on Thursday it was tweaking its translation application with the goal of reducing gender bias.

The move comes amid criticism that Google Translate often defaulted to masculine names when it converted text to another language.

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