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Coded Bias

Coded Bias

20206.91h 26m

Overview

Exploring the fallout of MIT Media Lab researcher Joy Buolamwini's startling discovery that facial recognition does not see dark-skinned faces accurately, and her journey to push for the first-ever legislation in the U.S. to govern against bias in the algorithms that impact us all.

Directed by Shalini Kantayya
Written by Shalini Kantayya
Produced by Shalini Kantayya
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Top Cast

Joy Buolamwini

Joy Buolamwini

Self

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Cathy O'Neil

Self

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Meredith Broussard

Self

Silkie Carlo

Silkie Carlo

Self

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Virginia Eubanks

Self

Ravi Naik

Ravi Naik

Self

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Safiya Umoja Noble

Self

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Zeynep Tufekci

Self

Jim Jordan

Jim Jordan

Self

Themes & Keywords

artificial intelligence (a.i.)silicon valleycivil rightssexismracismsexual discriminationracial discriminationbig brothergafamfacial recognitionalgorithmmass surveillance

About Coded Bias

Coded Bias is a documentary film released in 2020 exploring themes of artificial intelligence (a.i.), silicon valley, civil rights, sexism, racism, sexual discrimination. Directed by Shalini Kantayya, it stars Joy Buolamwini, Cathy O'Neil, Meredith Broussard. Exploring the fallout of MIT Media Lab researcher Joy Buolamwini's startling discovery that facial recognition does not see dark-skinned faces accurately, and her journey to push for the first-ever legislation in the U.S. to govern against bias in the algorithms that impact us all.

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