Appen controversies
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2021
Appen faces backlash over recruitment complexion question
Public backlash
Appen faced public outrage after a prospective applicant shared a screenshot of a recruitment question asking Black or African American applicants to specify their complexion.
Stated objective. “Our goal is to eliminate bias and make AI that works for everyone”
Company response
Apology — Appen
While apologising for “the way the question is phrased”
Source excerpt
asking applicants who identify as Black or African American to specify the tone of their complexion.
Predictably, Twitter users were outraged at what Graham called a “paper bag test”
Last week, would-be applicant Charné Graham, a digital content specialist and social media strategist based in Texas, shared a screenshot of the question on Twitter