Algorithms aren’t racist. Your skin is just too dark.by@Joy.Buolamwini
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Algorithms aren’t racist. Your skin is just too dark.

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The rise of artificial intelligence necessitates careful attention to inadvertent bias that can perpetuate discriminatory practices and exclusionary experiences for people of all shades. To address these questions and others related to bias in artificial intelligence, I am starting the Illuminate Series. The goal of the series is to broaden the public discourse on artificial intelligence and it’s impact on everyday people. Still, the valid points commenters have brought up that: 1.) default camera settings do not properly expose dark skin and 2.) algorithms are not intentionally developed to be racist warrant further discussion. To address these questions and others related to bias in artificial intelligence, I am starting the Illuminate Series. The goal of the Illuminate Series is to broaden the public discourse on artificial intelligence and it’s impact on everyday people

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Founder of Algorithmic Justice League. Warrior Artist, Computer Scientist, PhD @MIT.

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