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Coded Bias

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{\an7}"excellent, excellent,
exceeds expectations." The computer
essentially canceled {\an1}the observable evidence
of administrators

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{\an7}"excellent, excellent, exceeds expectations."
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The computer essentially canceled
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{\an1}the observable evidence of administrators.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
00:52:05
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}This algorithm came back - Coded Bias 00:07
{\an1}This algorithm came back
{\an1}Some had been targeted simply because of the algorithm. - Coded Bias 00:05
{\an1}Some had been targeted simply because of the algorithm...
That was such a low point for me - Coded Bias 00:08
That was such a low point for me
[dramatic music] - Coded Bias 00:08
[dramatic music]
{\an1}And that's when I began to investigate it - Coded Bias 00:06
{\an1}And that's when I began to investigate it
{\an1}- We are announcing that late yesterday we filed suit - Coded Bias 00:10
{\an1}- We are announcing that late yesterday we filed suit
{\an1}- The Houston Federation of Teachers - Coded Bias 00:05
{\an1}- The Houston Federation of Teachers
If this can happen to Mr. Santos - Coded Bias 00:07
If this can happen to Mr. Santos
And so we sued based upon the 14th Amendment. - Coded Bias 00:05
And so we sued based upon the 14th Amendment.
How can you arrive at a conclusion - Coded Bias 00:07
How can you arrive at a conclusion
{\an1}[speaking indistinctly] - Coded Bias 00:05
{\an1}[speaking indistinctly]
{\an1}There are still communities, - Coded Bias 00:16
{\an1}There are still communities,
[speaking Spanish] - Coded Bias 00:06
[speaking Spanish]
- A judge said that their due process rights - Coded Bias 00:12
- A judge said that their due process rights
{\an1}But I don't understand why that legal decision - Coded Bias 00:07
{\an1}But I don't understand why that legal decision
{\an1}Like, why aren't we using that same argument, - Coded Bias 00:18
{\an1}Like, why aren't we using that same argument,
{\an1}- Sometimes I misclassify and cannot be questioned. - Coded Bias 00:06
{\an1}- Sometimes I misclassify and cannot be questioned.
I was optimized for efficiency. - Coded Bias 00:06
I was optimized for efficiency.
{\an1}There is no algorithm to define what is just. - Coded Bias 00:05
{\an1}There is no algorithm to define what is just.
[soft tense music] - Coded Bias 00:10
[soft tense music]