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Coded Bias

{\an1}This data is showing us the inequalitiesthat have been here

[light tense music] {\an1}This data is showing us the inequalities
that have been here

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[light tense music]
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{\an1}This data is showing us
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the inequalities that have been here.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
43
Timestamp in Movie
00:07:54
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...
I started to think this kind of technology - Coded Bias 00:44
I started to think this kind of technology
[bell rings] - Coded Bias 00:08
[bell rings]
{\an1}I was excited to know that there was somebody else - Coded Bias 00:11
{\an1}I was excited to know that there was somebody else
These algorithms can be destructive - Coded Bias 00:06
These algorithms can be destructive
{\an8}I started realizing that mathematics was actually - Coded Bias 00:07
{\an8}I started realizing that mathematics was actually
{\an8}[quirky music] - Coded Bias 00:15
{\an8}[quirky music]
{\an1}or whatever you wanna call it, algorithms... is power, - Coded Bias 00:08
{\an1}or whatever you wanna call it, algorithms... is power,
{\an1}The people who own the code then deploy it on other people, - Coded Bias 00:07
{\an1}The people who own the code then deploy it on other pe...
{\an1}There's no way for people - Coded Bias 00:11
{\an1}There's no way for people
{\an1}They're not being told what's happening to them, - Coded Bias 00:06
{\an1}They're not being told what's happening to t...
{\an1}[indistinct chatter] - Coded Bias 00:05
{\an1}[indistinct chatter]
{\an1}- The underlying mathematical structure of the algorithm - Coded Bias 00:12
{\an1}- The underlying mathematical structure of the algorit...
{\an7}[indistinct chatter, shouts] - Coded Bias 00:08
{\an7}[indistinct chatter, shouts]
{\an7}We all know that humans can exhibit racist or sexist - Coded Bias 00:09
{\an7}We all know that humans can exhibit racist or sexist
{\an7}But now we have this beautiful silver bullet algorithm, - Coded Bias 00:07
{\an7}But now we have this beautiful silver bullet algorithm...
[tense music] - Coded Bias 00:09
[tense music]
{\an1}We need to constantly monitor every process for bias. - Coded Bias 00:05
{\an1}We need to constantly monitor every process for bias.
{\an8}♪ ♪ - Coded Bias 00:10
{\an8}♪ ♪
{\an7}Police are using facial recognition surveillance - Coded Bias 00:05
{\an7}Police are using facial recognition surveillance
{\an7}Police are using facial recognition surveillance - Coded Bias 00:05
{\an7}Police are using facial recognition surveillance