In this episode, the hosts continue their discussion on the pitfalls at the intersection of technology and justice, including the use of facial recognition software which doesn’t recognize Black faces and the story of a teacher lauded by human observers but targeted for termination by a still undisclosed algorithm.
Algorithmic Justice League
https://www.ajl.org/
Coded Bias (Available for free until 4/21) - https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/videos/coded-bias-full-film/
Amazon identifies lawmakers as criminals -
https://www.aclu.org/blog/privacy-technology/surveillance-technologies/amazons-face-recognition-falsely-matched-28
Facial recognition accuracy by race, sex, and age
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/01/25/amazon-facial-identification-software-used-by-police-falls-short-tests-accuracy-bias-new-research-finds/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/12/19/federal-study-confirms-racial-bias-many-facial-recognition-systems-casts-doubt-their-expanding-use/
Clearview AI -
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/18/technology/clearview-privacy-facial-recognition.html
Virginia bill on Facial recognition -
https://trackbill.com/bill/virginia-house-bill-2031-facial-recognition-technology-authorization-of-use-by-local-law-enforcement-agencies-etc/2024427/
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/virginia-lawmakers-ban-police-facial-recognition-76753765
Amazon Algo eliminate all women from job search
https://slate.com/business/2018/10/amazon-artificial-intelligence-hiring-discrimination-women.html
Houston school district case
https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/houston-district-settles-lawsuit-with-teachers-union-over-value-added-scores/2017/10