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Coded bias /

"CODED BIAS explores the fallout of MIT media lab researcher Joy Buolamwini's startling discovery that facial recognition does not see dark-skinned faces accurately, and her journey to push for the first-ever legisation in the U.S. to govern against bias in the algorithms that impact us al...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mikhaĭlova, Kati︠a︡ (Composer)
Other Authors: Kantayya, Shalini (editor of movng image work.), Acevedo, Steve (Cinematographer)
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: [New York, New York] : 7th Empire Media, [2020]
Subjects:
Human face recognition (Computer science) > Moral and ethical aspects.
Human face recognition (Computer science) > Law and legislation > United States.
Artificial intelligence > Moral and ethical aspects.
Artificial intelligence > Law and legislation > United States.
Computer algorithms > Moral and ethical aspects.
Artificial intelligence > Law and legislation.
United States.
Documentary films.
Feature films.
Nonfiction films.
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Summary:"CODED BIAS explores the fallout of MIT media lab researcher Joy Buolamwini's startling discovery that facial recognition does not see dark-skinned faces accurately, and her journey to push for the first-ever legisation in the U.S. to govern against bias in the algorithms that impact us all. --Coded bias website.
Item Description:Originally produced in the United States as a motion picture in 2020.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (86 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD-R, NTSC.
Awards:Calgary International Film Festival, 2020: Best International Documentary (Shalini Kantayya).
Hamptons International Film Festival 2020: New York Women in Film & Television Award in Excellence in Documentary Filmmaking (Shalini Kantayya).
International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights 2021: Grand Reportage in Best Film (Shalini Kantayya).
Production Credits:Director of photography, Steve Acevedo ; editors, Alexandra Gilwit, Zachary Ludescher, Shalini Kantayya ; original score, Katya Mihailova.