A Documentary Film at the Intersection of Race, Artificial Intelligence, and a Pursuit of JusticeThe Vermont Screening of 'Coded Bias' Website.As a first step in our Rowland Foundation work to bring greater awareness to create better access for more Computer Science education in Vermont, we formed a planning team with other Vermonters with the mission to screen Shalini Kantayya's newest film, 'Coded Bias,' for free to Vermonters. From December 7th - December 19th and again February 22nd - March 8th, ‘Coded Bias’ virtually screened for free across Vermont. Over 1000 Vermonters attended one of these virtual screenings, which included classrooms and educators from middle-school through graduate school. Where did Vermonters Tune In From?The film explores how modern society sits at the intersection of two crucial questions: What does it mean when artificial intelligence (AI) increasingly governs our liberties? And what are the consequences for the people AI is biased against?
‘Coded Bias’ follows MIT Media Lab researcher Joy Buolamwini’s startling discovery that many facial recognition technologies fail more often on darker-skinned faces. Buolamwini delves into an investigation of widespread bias in artificial intelligence and the person-made and machine-learned algorithms that drive it. As it turns out, AI is not neutral, and women are leading the charge to ensure our civil rights are protected. This Vermont screening was organized by partners from across the state who have been inspired to share this film and engage in conversations at the intersection of race and artificial intelligence: where a fight for civil rights will be waged in the 21st century. This planning group is thrilled to have brought ‘Coded Bias’ to the state at no cost to Vermonters. The screening was made possible with leading financial support from the Vermont Community Foundation. Additional financial sponsors include our 2020 Rowland Foundation fellowship, Competitive Computing, FreshTracks Capital, Seven Days, Vermont-NEA, Vermont Racial Justice Alliance, the Vermont chapter of Women in Machine Learning and Data Science.
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