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Coded Bias and the Ethics of Facial Recognition
The documentary Coded Bias taught us about facial recognition policies that have been implemented in various countries. These policies are controversial, largely due to the broad margin of error American facial recognition AIs experience when recognizing faces belonging to people of color. The coders creating these AI algorithms are predominantly white and male, so the… Continue reading Coded Bias and the Ethics of Facial Recognition
Coded Bias and the Ethics of Current Surveillance Practices Implemented in the United States
The information used to support this blog is cited at the end. Coded Bias is a Netflix Documentary about the use of facial recognition in everyday society. It goes into the ethics of using facial recognition on the world’s population, when the identity of coders creating the facial recognition algorithms are predominantly white and male.… Continue reading Coded Bias and the Ethics of Current Surveillance Practices Implemented in the United States
Eating Disorders: History of Binge-Eating Disorder and Teens
NEDA Hotline In 1959, psychiatrist Albert Stunkard wrote a paper describing binge eating disorder. At the time, binge eating disorder was not named – but Stunkard described it as an eating pattern that involved consuming an excessive amount of food at irregular times. He described this eating pattern as one that usually happened at night.… Continue reading Eating Disorders: History of Binge-Eating Disorder and Teens
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