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{\an1}And so that's not just for face classification
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Coded Bias

{\an1}And so that's not justfor face classification, {\an1}it's any data-centrictechnology

{\an1}And so that's not just
for face classification, {\an1}it's any data-centric
technology

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{\an1}And so that's not just for face classification,
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{\an1}it's any data-centric technology.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
01:02:15
Uploaded
May 26, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
7th Empire Media,Independent Lens,ITVS,JustFilms / Ford Foundation,Chicken & Egg Films,Women Make Movies,The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Production Grant,Sundance Institute

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When MIT Media Lab researcher Joy Buolamwini discovers that facial recognition does not see dark-skinned faces accurately, she embarks on a journey to push for the first-ever U.S. legislation against bias in algorithms that impact...
{\an1}And so people assume, - Coded Bias 00:06
{\an1}And so people assume,
{\an1}- Humans are creating themselves in their own image - Coded Bias 00:05
{\an1}- Humans are creating themselves in their own image
- Absolutely. - Racism is becoming - Coded Bias 00:06
- Absolutely. - Racism is becoming
[dramatic music] - Coded Bias 00:20
[dramatic music]
{\an1}Even if I'm perfectly classified, - Coded Bias 00:06
{\an1}Even if I'm perfectly classified,
{\an8}[foreboding music] - Coded Bias 00:15
{\an8}[foreboding music]
They're sort of explicitly saying, - Coded Bias 00:06
They're sort of explicitly saying,
"Whatever you say about the Communist Party - Coded Bias 00:05
"Whatever you say about the Communist Party
"Also, by the way, it will affect - Coded Bias 00:07
"Also, by the way, it will affect
The government who's building this - Coded Bias 00:09
The government who's building this
[car horns honking] - Coded Bias 00:09
[car horns honking]
{\an8}♪ ♪ - Coded Bias 00:08
{\an8}♪ ♪
- We look at China - Coded Bias 00:16
- We look at China
{\an1}We are all grappling every day with algorithmic determinism. - Coded Bias 00:06
{\an1}We are all grappling every day with algorithmic determ...
{\an1}Somebody's algorithm somewhere has assigned you a score, - Coded Bias 00:09
{\an1}Somebody's algorithm somewhere has assigned you a...
You are being shown better or worse mortgages. - Coded Bias 00:06
You are being shown better or worse mortgages.
{\an1}You are more or less likely to be profiled as a criminal - Coded Bias 00:07
{\an1}You are more or less likely to be profiled as a crimin...
{\an1}The key difference between the United States and in China - Coded Bias 00:06
{\an1}The key difference between the United States and in Ch...
{\an7}- This young Black kid in school uniform - Coded Bias 00:06
{\an7}- This young Black kid in school uniform
{\an1}Took him down that street, just to one side, - Coded Bias 00:08
{\an1}Took him down that street, just to one side,