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Coded Bias

{\an8}Laser pointersconfuse and disable {\an1}the facial recognitiontechnology {\an1}being...

{\an8}Laser pointers
confuse and disable {\an1}the facial recognition
technology {\an1}being used by police
to track down dissidents

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{\an8}Laser pointers confuse and disable
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{\an1}the facial recognition technology
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{\an1}being used by police to track down dissidents.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
00:18:56
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...
{\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,
[cell phone chimes] - Coded Bias 00:08
[cell phone chimes]
Conversely, in the United States, - Coded Bias 00:20
Conversely, in the United States,
[indistinct chatter] - Coded Bias 00:15
[indistinct chatter]
{\an1}- Here at Atlantic Towers, if you do something - Coded Bias 00:11
{\an1}- Here at Atlantic Towers, if you do something
They'll circle you and put your apartment number - Coded Bias 00:07
They'll circle you and put your apartment number
Something about it just doesn't seem right, - Coded Bias 00:07
Something about it just doesn't seem right,
The landlord filed an application last year - Coded Bias 00:11
The landlord filed an application last year
{\an7}- We thought that they wanted to take the key fobs out - Coded Bias 00:07
{\an7}- We thought that they wanted to take the key fobs out