The Coded Gaze: the algorithmic bias

Algorithmic bias like human bias can result in exclusionary experiences and discriminatory practices.

MIT grad student Joy Buolamwini was working with facial analysis software when she noticed a problem: the software didn't detect her face -- because the people who coded the algorithm hadn't taught it to identify a broad range of skin tones and facial structures.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KB9sI9rY3cA

Now she's on a mission to fight bias in machine learning, a phenomenon she calls the "coded gaze." It's an eye-opening talk about the need for accountability in coding ... as algorithms take over more and more aspects of our lives.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbnVu3At-0o

ALGORITHMIC JUSTICE LEAGUE

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