Coded Bias
Events
Artificial intelligence shapes many areas of our everyday lives: for example in search engines, voice assistants, and social media. Beyond that, it strongly influences developments in business and industry. However, it would be a mistake to believe that this technology operates as a neutral system. In reality, many algorithms are primarily trained on data from white, male users.
Coded Bias by Shalini Kantayya asks what this imbalance means for people who fall outside these patterns. The film follows the research of MIT Media Lab scientist Joy Buolamwini, who investigates widespread biases in algorithms. She previously discovered that many facial recognition technologies fail to correctly identify darker-skinned faces or misclassify women’s faces. Yet even when algorithmic classification appears to be “correct,” the broader problem of surveillance and political control remains.
film discussion with
Francesca Schmidt, Autorin, Aktivistin und Referentin – Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung, Gründungsmitglied/Vorständin von netzforma e.V
Kenza Ait Si Abbou, Ingenieurin, Autorin und KI-Expertin, Founder/CEO von Scailers
Nelly Y. Pinkrah, Black Studies- und Medienwissenschaftlerin, TU Dresden
Moderation: Kisanet Tesfaye
The film screening is a cooperation with the Women’s Office of the City of Frankfurt and the Graduate Research Training Group “Configurations of Film” at the Institute for Film Studies, Goethe University Frankfurt