Episode 36 - Coded Bias: Machine Learning Gone Wrong

As innovation advances, regulating technology becomes a challenge. In the documentary, Coded Bias, we follow the store of Joy Buolamwini as she discovers that there’s an inherent bias in the data used to train AI algorithms. This takes us to a deeper conversation of how these algorithms are being used and where. When we think about it, we can see that these types of technology advancements can put some people at a disadvantage, further setting them apart. The Pubstomp team reflects on this and discuss their own encounters with erroneous AI in the wild. Timestamps 00:00 Intro 01:10 The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Update 07:13 Black Widow Announced! 08:15 Coded Bias Intro 10:03 Roundtable: Did you like it? 11:39 What you have changed in the documentary? 12:18 China does it better because they tell you 15:12 Using AI to weed people out 15:57 Who would you hire Florentino Garcia or Bob Dylan? 17:02 AI is all about guessing 17:36 Black box in insurance companies 19:38 If you’re a developer, when does morality kick it? 21:07 When random isn’t random, how accurate are these algorithms? 23:00 “Added Value” algorithm incorrectly classified teacher performance 24:53 Scanning faces with CCTV 25:33 Fighting fire with fire: Defensive Algorithm to modify images to guard against classification 27:12 Allowing companies to use this method is, in gamer terms, Power Creep 27:46 China’s Social Credit: A good thing or a bad thing? 30:00 Silver Lining: Law enforcement pausing use of algorithms 32:25 We need an FDA for technology in general 35:19 Machines are HEARTLESS 36:08 Unsubscribe from applications or websites you no longer use 37:02 Mortal Kombat coming up! 37:17 Outro Timestamps created with https://clips.marketing by @cgenco Show Notes Power Creep: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/power_creep Socials: https://linktr.ee/pubstomp 🎵 Music 🎵 Song: Hit That Yeet - Reflekt & Ben Lepper Music provided by Ninety9Lives Video: https://youtu.be/YKe61EArDjY Download: http://99l.tv/hitthatyeetYU Song: Masquerade (feat. Noctilucent) - Finesu Music provided by Ninety9Lives Video: https://youtu.be/OU-VebwK_tI Download: http://99l.tv/masqueradeYU 🎨 Art 🎨 Logo by @_jackson_draws https://www.instagram.com/_jackson_draws/