[gcanyon]

> This is due to bias in open-source AI, on which self-driving cars rely, researchers say.

The second line in the article

[DennisP]

Yes but by "bias" they just mean the miss rate is different. Digging into the study, they talk about visibility and contrast, and checked whether the problem is worse at night (which it is). They don't appear to be suggesting that the algorithms are prejudiced against darker-skinned people.

[hardware2win]

How do they know?

[throw__away7391]

Because that is the answer to every single question.