Advocates Say Facial Recognition Reveals Systemic Racism in AI Technology. Joy Buolamwini speaks with Democracy Now! Amy Goodman on the wrongful arrest of Robert Williams.
“60 Minutes” episode on facial recognition erases pioneering work of prominent Black female researchers: Joy Buolamwini, Dr. Timnit Gebru, and Deborah Raji
The Algorithmic Justice League and Center on Technology & Privacy at Georgetown Law decide to sunset the 2018 Safe Face Pledge aimed at curtailing abuses of facial recognition technologies.
AJL released a groundbreaking new report that lays the foundation for a new type of ‘bug bounty’ program (BBP) that will better incentivize the discovery of algorithmic bias and harm.
The Atlantic: "The IRS Should Stop Using Facial Recognition"
The Atlantic Op-Ed by Dr. Joy Buolamwini urges taxpayers to be wary of the U.S. government for pushing ID.me’s face-based biometric technology on them.
An Opinion piece in the New York Times about the AJL's research into biased AI, highlighting real-world examples like the hiring practices of HireVue’s algorithms.
Dear Big Tech: a collaborative video response to an IBM ad.
A collaborative video response to IBM's "Dear Tech..." Ad which speaks to the potential of technology without addressing the role of tech companies in propagating harms.
"Gender Shades" Researchers Honored at EFF Pioneer Award Ceremony
Joy Buolamwini, Dr. Timit Gebru, and Deborah Raji’s trailblazing academic research "Gender Shades" on race and gender bias in facial analysis technology is honored at EFF's Pioneer Award Ceremony 2020.
For Vital Voices' inaugural event franchise “NowThis NEXT” hosted by Late Night’s Seth Meyers and Netflix CMO Bozoma Saint John, New York Times Best-Selling author Elaine Welteroth interviewed Algorithmic Justice League Founder Joy Buolamwini.
BBC Report: UK passport photo checker shows bias against dark-skinned women
Women with darker skin are more than twice as likely to be told their photos fail UK passport rules when they submit them online than lighter-skinned men, according to a BBC investigation using procedures from the Gender Shades study.
Regulating Facial Recognition Will Require a New Federal Authority
AI experts have joined forces to call for a dedicated federal office with the central authority to govern FRTs in their landmark new proposal Facial Recognition Technologies in the Wild: A Call for a Federal Office.
AJL responds to NYT exclusion of women researchers with Voicing Erasure poem
Inspired by Allison Koenecke’s research and the story of her exclusion, Joy Buolamwini wrote the spoken word poem “Voicing Erasure.” Participants include champions of women's empowerment and scholars.
a video response from technology industry leaders to an IBM ad.
A collaborative video response to IBM's "Dear Tech..." Ad which speaks to the potential of technology without addressing the role of tech companies in propagating harms.