July Event: Ethics in Data Products and More
Details
Our July event will be held on July 18th at Sensibill. The first speaker is Heather Krause, who will talk about how to embed ethics and equity into your data products. The second speaker is Erle Holgersen, who will talk about an analysis in detecting life changes from iPhone step counts.
Doors open at 6:30 pm and talks start at 7 pm. Please note that the venue is not wheelchair accessible, access requires walking up two flights of stairs. There will be light snacks.
TALK DESCRIPTIONS
Bias, sexism and racism in data science permeate our systems. They’re hidden in every step of the process; funding, data collection, analysis, and visualization are rife with inequality-causing assumptions, misunderstandings, and blind spots. Ethics and equity in data are a critical issue in the present and will continue to grow in importance in the sector. Understanding how to speak to these issues is fundamental for data professionals. Fairness in machine learning and algorithmic accountability are gaining prominence in the literature - but largely from a theoretical point of view. This talk will present a few practical tools and checklists to address the conceptual issues of ethics and equity in data science.
