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{\an1}The tool which has made this possible
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Coded Bias

{\an1}The tool which has madethis possible is the high-speeddigital computer, operating...

{\an1}The tool which has made
this possible is the high-speed
digital computer, operating with
electronic precision on great quantities
of information

Full Transcript

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{\an1}The tool which has made this possible
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is the high-speed digital computer,
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operating with electronic precision
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on great quantities of information.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
36
Timestamp in Movie
00:17:10
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}You tell the computer, - Coded Bias 00:09
{\an1}You tell the computer,
{\an8}That way is feeding the computer lots of data, - Coded Bias 00:10
{\an8}That way is feeding the computer lots of data,
{\an1}Now, this method didn't really catch on 'til recently - Coded Bias 00:12
{\an1}Now, this method didn't really catch on 'til...
{\an1}When billions of people went online, - Coded Bias 00:17
{\an1}When billions of people went online,
It has errors that we don't really understand. - Coded Bias 00:05
It has errors that we don't really understand.
{\an1}- So I've been following what's going on in Hong Kong - Coded Bias 00:13
{\an1}- So I've been following what's going on in ...
[dramatic music] - Coded Bias 00:09
[dramatic music]
{\an8}Laser pointers confuse and disable - Coded Bias 00:10
{\an8}Laser pointers confuse and disable
{\an7}[indistinct shouting] - Coded Bias 00:14
{\an7}[indistinct shouting]
{\an1}- Here on the streets of Hong Kong - Coded Bias 00:09
{\an1}- Here on the streets of Hong Kong
There was just this stark symbol - Coded Bias 00:10
There was just this stark symbol
{\an8}This act showed the people of Hong Kong - Coded Bias 00:09
{\an8}This act showed the people of Hong Kong
{\an7}- [indistinct speech] - Coded Bias 00:17
{\an7}- [indistinct speech]
{\an1}- When you see how facial recognition is being deployed - Coded Bias 00:12
{\an1}- When you see how facial recognition is being deploye...
[bird squawking] - Coded Bias 00:08
[bird squawking]
{\an1}has their face in a facial recognition network - Coded Bias 00:11
{\an1}has their face in a facial recognition network
{\an1}And without safeguards, - Coded Bias 00:12
{\an1}And without safeguards,
People look at what's going on in China - Coded Bias 00:19
People look at what's going on in China
{\an7}AI is being developed along two very, very different tracks. - Coded Bias 00:05
{\an7}AI is being developed along two very, very different t...
{\an1}If a Chinese citizen wants to get Internet service, - Coded Bias 00:08
{\an1}If a Chinese citizen wants to get Internet service,