Technology and Justice: Algorithmic Dangers in Facial Recognition, Jobs, and Education

Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash 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. To download the transcript, CLICK HERE LINKS IN THIS EPISODE CLICK HERE TO LEAVE FEEDBACK Follow Ellis Conversations on Twitter Follow Judge Ronald Ellis on Twitter Follow Jamil Ellis on Twitter Follow Jamil Ellis on LinkedIn Check out Unified Ground Follow Ellis Conversations on Twitter Check out BlackHistoryChatGPT 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 eliminates 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