Monthly Meetup - MIFF virtual viewing documentary 'Coded Bias'
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Virtual film festival attending! Melbourne International Film Festival is on and one of the films showing is a documentary called Coded Bias.
"At MIT, computer scientist (and now Algorithmic Justice League core member) Joy Buolamwini noticed the facial-recognition software she was working with had trouble processing her face. Following several experiments, she found that this and related technologies were less equipped to deal with darker skin. What began as an accidental discovery soon exploded into a large-scale – and strongly women-led – investigation of the systemic biases built into AI and algorithms."
Book the film here (it costs $14): https://2020.miff.com.au/film/coded-bias/
Watch it in the comfort of your home during the weekend before, and let's discuss it over Zoom!