
Coded Bias
Directed by Shalini Kantayya
Produced by 7th Empire Media, Independent Lens
A rigorous, urgent documentary that traces algorithmic bias as a civil rights crisis, balancing investigative gravity with the warmth of one researcher's determined advocacy.
Exploring the fallout of MIT Media Lab researcher Joy Buolamwini's startling discovery that facial recognition does not see dark-skinned faces accurately, and her journey to push for the first-ever legislation in the U.S. to govern against bias in the algorithms that impact us all.
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Is Coded Bias violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Does Coded Bias end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 71% of films.
Is Coded Bias scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Is Coded Bias sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.
Is Coded Bias easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
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