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 algorithms recognize white and male faces to a much more accurate percentage than they recognize faces of color. In essence, the coders have coded their lived experience – in a field that is predominantly white and male – into the algorithms. Their unconscious bias is … Continue reading Coded Bias and the Ethics of Facial Recognition