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But then there's the question of fairness
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Coded Bias

But then there'sthe question of fairness, which is how arethese actually built, these...

But then there's
the question of fairness, which is how are
these actually built, these al...
These scoring systems?

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But then there's the question of fairness,
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which is how are these actually built,
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these al... These scoring systems?
Duration
7 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:55:18
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}- ProPublica published an investigation - Coded Bias 00:08
{\an1}- ProPublica published an investigation
The study found that Black people - Coded Bias 00:11
The study found that Black people
{\an8}[display buzzes] - Coded Bias 00:11
{\an8}[display buzzes]
{\an1}I just got two citations, - Coded Bias 00:11
{\an1}I just got two citations,
{\an7}They were just, like, mentioning - Coded Bias 00:09
{\an7}They were just, like, mentioning
And so I knew that the algorithm decided - Coded Bias 00:05
And so I knew that the algorithm decided
{\an1}- That educated me enough to go back to my PO and be like, - Coded Bias 00:21
{\an1}- That educated me enough to go back to my PO and be l...
{\an1}- And by labeling you high-risk - Coded Bias 00:09
{\an1}- And by labeling you high-risk
{\an1}- That's what hurt the most, - Coded Bias 00:08
{\an1}- That's what hurt the most,
[tense music] - Coded Bias 00:20
[tense music]
{\an1}I started to realize this isn't about my art project - Coded Bias 00:08
{\an1}I started to realize this isn't about my art proj...
{\an1}This is about systems that are governing our lives - Coded Bias 00:06
{\an1}This is about systems that are governing our lives
I wanted to create a space and a place - Coded Bias 00:09
I wanted to create a space and a place
{\an7}Everybody has a stake. Everybody is impacted. - Coded Bias 00:05
{\an7}Everybody has a stake. Everybody is impacted.
{\an7}It's a group of people who care about making a future - Coded Bias 00:10
{\an7}It's a group of people who care about making a fu...
{\an1}The next mountain to climb - Coded Bias 00:05
{\an1}The next mountain to climb
- There's a problem with résumé algorithms - Coded Bias 00:09
- There's a problem with résumé algorithms
We'll put these two people together." - Coded Bias 00:06
We'll put these two people together."
{\an1}- When people talk about the future of work, - Coded Bias 00:06
{\an1}- When people talk about the future of work,
- Yup. - Like, who gets the jobs - Coded Bias 00:05
- Yup. - Like, who gets the jobs