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Coded Bias

If that happens, the nature of lifein this country will change

If that happens, the nature of life
in this country will change

Full Transcript

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If that happens,
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the nature of life in this country will change.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
00:16:40
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...
[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,
{\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,