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How I'm fighting bias in algorithms

Joy Buolamwini · TED

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About

MIT grad student Joy Buolamwini was working with facial analysis software when she noticed a problem: the software didn't detect her face -- because the people who coded the algorithm hadn't taught it to identify a broad range of skin tones and facial structures. Now she's on a mission to fight bias in machine learning, a phenomenon she calls the "coded gaze." It's an eye-opening talk about the need for accountability in coding ... as algorithms take over more and more aspects of our lives.

The talk

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TEDxBeaconStreet
Speaker
Joy Buolamwini
Year
2016
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Computer science, Art, architecture and design
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
Attribution
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