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Can technology be colorblind?

According to Dr. Ellis Monk, a sociology professor at Harvard University, it can. And it’s a pervasive problem that can show up in AI, image searches, and even public bathrooms. The bias also appears in medical devices, such as pulse oximeters where light absorption and melanin could impact the quality of a signal back to the device.

Dr. Monk calls it colorblind technology and its shortcomings inspired him to develop the Monk Skin Tone Scale that is both easy to use, and representative of the many skin tones seen around the world.

Watch to learn more about the skin tone scale that's being adopted by major tech companies, including here at Medtronic.