Скачать или смотреть The Bigot in the Machine: Bias in Algorithmic Systems. Presentation by Barbara Fister (16 June 2020)

We are living in an “age of algorithms.” Vast quantities of information are collected, sorted, shared, combined, and acted on by proprietary black boxes. These systems use machine learning to build models and make predictions from data sets that may be out of date, incomplete, and biased. We will explore the ways bias creeps into information systems, take a look at how “big data,” artificial intelligence and machine learning often amplify bias unwittingly, and consider how these systems can be deliberately exploited by actors for whom bias is a feature, not a bug. Finally, we’ll discuss ways we can work with our communities to create a more fair and just information environment.

Program date: June 16, 2020.

Video thumbnail taken from presentation slides, featuring artwork by Jessica Yurkovsky: The Project Information Literacy (PIL), "Life in the Age of Algorithms" for the Information Literacy in the Age of Algorithms Report (2019), under a CC BY-NC SA license.