Read more: Google Adopts 10-Step Skin Tone Scale So Its AI Will Understand Diversity You can see one example of this AI technology at work in the US -- the option to refine makeup-related queries ...

The MST Scale continues the work Google started in 2021 under the name Real Tone, where the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro’s cameras used A.I. and other tools to better render different skin tones.

In conjunction with today’s Google I/O 2022 Developers Conference, Google has now announced that it will be introducing the Monk Skin Tone (MST) Scale across its product lineup. That’s with ...

The scale was created in partnership with Harvard professor and sociologist Dr. Ellis Monk. The new Monk Skin Tone (MST) scale is designed to be more inclusive of various skin tones.

In creating Real Tone processing for the Pixel 6, Google sought to give people of color a camera treatment that wasn't based on close to two centuries of White-centered photography.

He and Google surveyed around 3,000 people across the United States and found that a significant number said a 10-point scale matched their skin as well as a 40-shade palette did.

Google says that the new Real Tone filters will be "rolling out on Google Photos across Android, iOS and Web in the coming weeks." Google did not immediately respond to a request for comment from ...