Sun Jan 08, 2006 11:14 pm
Wal-Mart Apologizes for Racist Software Glitch
Wal-Mart's attempt to mimic Amazon, NetFlix, and Blockbuster by providing an automated system that recommends movies based on the types of DVDs its customers previously ordered came to a crashing halt Thursday after blogs spread the word that the Planet of the Apes DVD was linked to "Similar Items" that included DVDs about Martin Luther King, Dorothy Dandridge, Jack Johnson and Tina Turner -- all notable African Americans. "We are heartsick that this happened and are currently doing everything possible to correct the problem," Wal-Mart spokeswoman Mona Williams said in a statement. "We were horrified to discover that some hurtful and offensive combinations are being mapped together. ... We are deeply sorry that this happened." The company gave no explanation for how the software program managed to select only films about African-Americans for the recommendations.
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Jae wrote:Oh, Jowe posted a edited poster of Planet Of The Apes in an attempt to piss of DRESPN when he was going nuts accusing everyone of being racist and posting a billion fat black women pics per day. Of course DRESPN went nuts about the Planet of the Apes poster, and the rest is history.
Mon Jan 09, 2006 4:20 am
dadamafia wrote:Jae wrote:Oh, Jowe posted a edited poster of Planet Of The Apes in an attempt to piss of DRESPN when he was going nuts accusing everyone of being racist and posting a billion fat black women pics per day. Of course DRESPN went nuts about the Planet of the Apes poster, and the rest is history.
link it.
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The company gave no explanation for how the software program managed to select only films about African-Americans for the recommendations.
Mon Jan 09, 2006 7:51 pm
Jae wrote:Oh, Jowe posted a edited poster of Planet Of The Apes in an attempt to piss of DRESPN when he was going nuts accusing everyone of being racist and posting a billion fat black women pics per day. Of course DRESPN went nuts about the Planet of the Apes poster, and the rest is history.
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