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Coded Bias

It wasn't a wellthought out piece, {\an1}which is, like, frustratingbecause it was...

It wasn't a well
thought out piece, {\an1}which is, like, frustrating
because it was literally {\an1}just on the... his... like,
by virtue of his position, he knew he would be
taken seriously

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It wasn't a well thought out piece,
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{\an1}which is, like, frustrating because it was literally
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{\an1}just on the... his... like, by virtue of his position,
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he knew he would be taken seriously.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
15
Timestamp in Movie
00:45:09
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}- I don't know if you guys feel this way, - Coded Bias 00:06
{\an1}- I don't know if you guys feel this way,
It's a continuation of the experiences - Coded Bias 00:07
It's a continuation of the experiences
{\an1}Expect your research to be dismissed. - Coded Bias 00:05
{\an1}Expect your research to be dismissed.
[melancholy music] - Coded Bias 00:24
[melancholy music]
So for me, it was disconcerting, - Coded Bias 00:12
So for me, it was disconcerting,
- When I was 14, I went to a math camp - Coded Bias 00:19
- When I was 14, I went to a math camp
{\an1}Like, I remember being told - Coded Bias 00:23
{\an1}Like, I remember being told
{\an8}It was 2006, - Coded Bias 00:08
{\an8}It was 2006,
{\an1}I didn't know anything about programming - Coded Bias 00:06
{\an1}I didn't know anything about programming
{\an1}When I first got there, I kind of drank the Kool-Aid. - Coded Bias 00:05
{\an1}When I first got there, I kind of drank the Kool-Aid.
I, at that moment, did not realize - Coded Bias 00:07
I, at that moment, did not realize
{\an1}For example, when Americans are bet against - Coded Bias 00:11
{\an1}For example, when Americans are bet against
{\an1}So it's, like, looking for a particular profile of people - Coded Bias 00:13
{\an1}So it's, like, looking for a particular profile o...
{\an1}That was an algorithmic game that came out of Wall Street. - Coded Bias 00:05
{\an1}That was an algorithmic game that came out of Wall Str...
{\an1}The tyranny of these types of practices of discrimination - Coded Bias 00:09
{\an1}The tyranny of these types of practices of discriminat...
{\an8}- There was a world of suffering - Coded Bias 00:06
{\an8}- There was a world of suffering
{\an7}After a couple years there, I was like, - Coded Bias 00:11
{\an7}After a couple years there, I was like,
{\an7}This is 15 times... 7. - Coded Bias 00:08
{\an7}This is 15 times... 7.
I use data to make automated decisions - Coded Bias 00:10
I use data to make automated decisions
{\an1}Sometimes you don't even know - Coded Bias 00:05
{\an1}Sometimes you don't even know