How do we combat racial bias in AI? “Having more folks that look like the US population at the table when technology is designed.”

A great @washingtonpost piece by @davidberreby about AI, racial bias, and police brutality. nyti.ms/3m0iM99
Did you know that women only make up about 13% of the AI workforce? AI is a huge part of our lives, and when we don’t have girls or minorities in tech, these systems carry the biases of the people who create them. wired.com/story/ai-sees-…
Why does Facial Recognition not see dark-skinned faces accurately? Join us and @CRAdvocacy for free screening of #CodedBias to learn how technology is subject to embedded racism & privilege and the push for change. Register today. bit.ly/39biclJ

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