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Virtual Screening: "Coded Bias"

At the intersection of AI & governance & implicit bias

Location

Online

Date & Time

March 24, 2021, 4:00 pm6:00 pm

Description

-- This screening is part of the first COEIT Social Responsibility Week. -- 


Get your popcorn and movie snacks ready. 

We'll watch the acclaimed film Coded Bias together, virtually. Followed by a moderated small group discussions. 

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Virtual Screening: "Coded Bias"

Wednesday, Mar 24, 2021 4:00 pm | UTC-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Meeting number: 120 393 5346
Password: JZegiPsd963

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About

When MIT Media Lab researcher Joy Buolamwini discovers that many facial recognition technologies fail more often on darker-skinned faces or the faces of women than others, she delves into an investigation of widespread bias in artificial intelligence (AI). As it turns out, algorithms, data, and computers are not neutral. From facial scanning used for policing and surveillance to automated HR systems that mirror and magnify workplace prejudices, these technologies are created with fundamentally biased building blocks. Emboldened by these troubling discoveries, Buolamwini goes on to start the Algorithmic Justice League and joins a group of pioneering women to shed a light on the underlying biases in the technology that shapes our lives and threatens our democracy.



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