Creator of 'racist' beautifying app apologises after users claim it lightens their skin tone

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FaceApp's creators, based in Saint-Petersburg, claim it will 'transform your face using Artificial Intelligence in just one tap.' Pictured is a user who used a 'hot' setting on the app to lighten his skin.



WHAT IS FACEAPP?

The app uses Artificial Intelligence to transform faces.

Filters users can choose from include:

- Adding a smile

- Changing your age

- Becoming 'more attractive'

- Changing gender






Twitter user Terrence AB Johnson shared the results of his FaceApp experience. When asked to make his picture 'hot' the app lightened his skin and changed the shape of his nose





IS MEITU RACIST?

Earlier this year people accused the popular photo editing app Meitu of being racist.

The free Chinese app has a 'hand-drawn' feature that can 'transform your photos into hand paintings,' according to the firm.

This means it'll give you huge, sparkling eyes, smooth skin, and blushing cheeks.

The feature comes with a number of different filters, including Angelic, Blossoms, Fairy Tale, Mermaid, and Petals.

And some will make you look like something right out of anime.

Some users claimed this feature gave them 'yellow face'.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencete...skin-tone.html

[Dandelion]

Damn. I look ever more hideous as a woman.



But some Apricity males would probably still do me.

[frankhammer]

Damn, you look like the average "kiwi" woman.

Damn. I look ever more hideous as a woman.



But some Apricity males would probably still do me.

[randomguy1235]

Blacks will always find a way to complain about something trivial. It's already well known that lighter complexions are preferable and more attractive.

[Hadouken]

Blacks will always find a way to complain about something trivial. It's already well known that lighter complexions are preferable and more attractive.

this is not trivial

and that black skin is ugly is your opinion . there are tons of hot black women

[Dandelion]

Blacks will always find a way to complain about something trivial. It's already well known that lighter complexions are preferable and more attractive.

The way I see it. The app creator got free publicity without losing too much face (they apologised and hardly any person really got angry). Now they can improve the algorithm some more to fill in a demand and all is good.

[Shah-Jehan]

Damn. I look ever more hideous as a woman.



But some Apricity males would probably still do me.

Hawt

[zhaoyun]

Damn. I look ever more hideous as a woman.



But some Apricity males would probably still do me.

KEEP DREAMING BUDDY.

JK Yeah they will

[Anthropos]

The creator of the app should apologize to fair skinned people.

[Carlito's Way]

Blacks will always find a way to complain about something trivial. It's already well known that lighter complexions are preferable and more attractive.

nigga you dark too, so shut up