Bright Lights: Coded Bias with director and panel

Directed by Shalini Kantayya documentary English 90 minutes USA 2020. Modern society sits at the intersection of two crucial questions: What does it mean when artificial intelligence increasingly governs our liberties? And what are the consequences for the people AI is ......More

Directed by Shalini Kantayya documentary English 90 minutes USA 2020. Modern society sits at the intersection of two crucial questions: What does it mean when artificial intelligence increasingly governs our liberties? And what are the consequences for the people AI is biased against? When MIT Media Lab researcher Joy Buolamwini discovers that most facial-recognition software does not accurately identify darker-skinned faces and the faces of women she delves into an investigation of widespread bias in algorithms. As it turns out artificial intelligence is not neutral and women are leading the charge to ensure our civil rights are protected. Discussion with director Shalini Kantayya Kasia Chmielinski Co-Founder of The Data Nutrition Project and Samantha Ivery Director of Diversity and Equity Initiatives The Social Justice Center at Emerson College. W SJ POC Racial justice gender and sexuality justice The screening window for this film opens at 7pm EST on Wednesday February 24th and ends at 8pm EST Thursday February 25th. All screenings are free and open to the public. You will need to register through ArtsEmerson (https://bit.ly/2YO41fP) Registration open at noon on Wednesday February 24th. This live moderated conversation will be streamed to Cinesend or there will be an opportunity to join directly on Zoom (register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_OceI8B0eS_6szghZYlktJw)