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{\an1}One cool thing about seeing Joy
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{\an1}One cool thing about seeing Joy speak to Congress is that, like, {\an1}I met Joy on...

{\an1}One cool thing about seeing Joy speak to Congress is that, like, {\an1}I met Joy on my book tour
at Harvard Book Store, {\an1}and according to her,
that was the day {\an1}that she decided to form
the Algorithmic Justice League

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{\an1}One cool thing about seeing Joy
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speak to Congress is that, like,
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{\an1}I met Joy on my book tour at Harvard Book Store,
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{\an1}and according to her, that was the day
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{\an1}that she decided to form the Algorithmic Justice League.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
01:14:22
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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Movie Summary

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}I'm... I know it's gonna happen - Coded Bias 00:06
{\an1}I'm... I know it's gonna happen
{\an1}[indistinct chatter, laughter] - Coded Bias 00:09
{\an1}[indistinct chatter, laughter]
- Yes. - [laughs] - Coded Bias 00:13
- Yes. - [laughs]
Please stand and raise your right hand, - Coded Bias 00:05
Please stand and raise your right hand,
[solemn music] - Coded Bias 00:07
[solemn music]
Given such accuracy disparities, - Coded Bias 00:06
Given such accuracy disparities,
{\an1}The harvesting of face data - Coded Bias 00:05
{\an1}The harvesting of face data
{\an1}No one should be forced to submit their face data - Coded Bias 00:09
{\an1}No one should be forced to submit their face data
{\an1}Tenants in Brooklyn are protesting the installation - Coded Bias 00:08
{\an1}Tenants in Brooklyn are protesting the installation
{\an1}There's a Big Brother Watch U.K. report - Coded Bias 00:10
{\an1}There's a Big Brother Watch U.K. report
{\an1}Our faces may well be the final frontier of privacy, - Coded Bias 00:08
{\an1}Our faces may well be the final frontier of privacy,
{\an1}Congress must act now to uphold American freedoms and rights. - Coded Bias 00:05
{\an1}Congress must act now to uphold American freedoms and ...
{\an1}- Ms. Buolamwini, I heard your opening statement, - Coded Bias 00:11
{\an1}- Ms. Buolamwini, I heard your opening statement,
- Absolutely not. - Are they most effective - Coded Bias 00:06
- Absolutely not. - Are they most effective
{\an1}- So what demographic is it mostly effective on? - Coded Bias 00:05
{\an1}- So what demographic is it mostly effective on?
{\an7}- So we have a technology - Coded Bias 00:18
{\an7}- So we have a technology
- When it comes to face recognition, - Coded Bias 00:10
- When it comes to face recognition,
{\an7}- How does the FBI get the initial database - Coded Bias 00:05
{\an7}- How does the FBI get the initial database
{\an8}I think, you know, up to 18 states - Coded Bias 00:06
{\an8}I think, you know, up to 18 states
{\an1}I guess what troubles me too, is just the fact that - Coded Bias 00:07
{\an1}I guess what troubles me too, is just the fact that