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The algorithm that kept me up at night
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Coded Bias

The algorithmthat kept me up at night {\an1}was what's called recidivismrisk algorithms

The algorithm
that kept me up at night {\an1}was what's called recidivism
risk algorithms

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- The algorithm that kept me up at night
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{\an1}was what's called recidivism risk algorithms.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:55:09
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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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}These are algorithms that judges are given - Coded Bias 00:06
{\an1}These are algorithms that judges are given
But then there's the question of fairness, - Coded Bias 00:07
But then there's the question of fairness,
{\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."