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{\an7}At Big Brother Watch, we conducted
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Coded Bias

{\an7}At Big Brother Watch,we conducted {\an7}a freedom of informationcampaign, {\an7}and...

{\an7}At Big Brother Watch,
we conducted {\an7}a freedom of information
campaign, {\an7}and what we found is that
98% of those matches {\an7}are in fact incorrectly
matching an innocent person {\an8}as a wanted person

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{\an7}At Big Brother Watch, we conducted
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{\an7}a freedom of information campaign,
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{\an7}and what we found is that 98% of those matches
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{\an7}are in fact incorrectly matching an innocent person
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{\an8}as a wanted person.
Duration
17 seconds
Views
34
Timestamp in Movie
00:12:17
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...
{\an8}♪ ♪ - Coded Bias 00:18
{\an8}♪ ♪
- Even if this was 100% accurate, - Coded Bias 00:05
- Even if this was 100% accurate,
- No. I mean, the systemic biases - Coded Bias 00:08
- No. I mean, the systemic biases
{\an1}[soft dramatic music] - Coded Bias 00:11
{\an1}[soft dramatic music]
{\an1}Yeah, they could do this, but they won't." - Coded Bias 00:10
{\an1}Yeah, they could do this, but they won't."
{\an1}But in this weird system that we currently have, - Coded Bias 00:12
{\an1}But in this weird system that we currently have,
{\an1}It's a stain on our democracy, I think, - Coded Bias 00:07
{\an1}It's a stain on our democracy, I think,
In complete absence of a legal basis, - Coded Bias 00:08
In complete absence of a legal basis,
{\an1}Essentially, the police force - Coded Bias 00:09
{\an1}Essentially, the police force
[indistinct] - Coded Bias 00:07
[indistinct]
- The fact that he's walked past clearly marked - Coded Bias 00:05
- The fact that he's walked past clearly marked
{\an8}The guy came out of the station, - Coded Bias 00:08
{\an8}The guy came out of the station,
{\an7}The police then followed him, said, - Coded Bias 00:06
{\an7}The police then followed him, said,
{\an7}- The man was exercising his right - Coded Bias 00:06
{\an7}- The man was exercising his right
{\an8}[indistinct chatter] - Coded Bias 00:18
{\an8}[indistinct chatter]
If that happens, - Coded Bias 00:06
If that happens,
[light tense music] - Coded Bias 00:14
[light tense music]
[car horn honks] - Coded Bias 00:11
[car horn honks]
{\an1}The tool which has made this possible - Coded Bias 00:10
{\an1}The tool which has made this possible
{\an1}You tell the computer, - Coded Bias 00:09
{\an1}You tell the computer,