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Ahead of Super Bowl Sunday, the Algorithmic Justice League is reiterating a call for the NFL to put an end to the use of facial recognition in football stadiums.

Dr. Randi Williams was honored as a Computer Science hero at the CSTA's 20th Anniversary of CS Education Week celebration.

The AJL team came together for our 2024 year-end summit, celebrating our biggest achievements and looking forward to next year and beyond.

Dr. Joy received the CSAARL Octavia Butler Award in Computer Science at the Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture.

Uncover AI’s impact and harms through stories of AI harms and triumphs, along with a collection of resources for further learning.

With our Unmasking AI Action Guide, readers can connect with each step of Dr. Joy’s story and learn how to join the fight for algorithmic justice.

When you host your next screening of the Coded Bias documentary, use AJL’s Viewing Guide to learn how you can take action to tackle algorithmic harms.

Esteemed guest speakers Dr. Simone Browne, Dr. Avriel Epps, and Evan Greer share how to protect your biometric rights as AI use expands.

Dr. Joy was honored to be on the list, highlighting her impact on the technology sector.

Brené and Dr. Joy discuss fighting bias in algorithms, becoming a poet of code, and advocating for more equitable AI.

AJL talks with Sigal Samuel about airport face scans, the impact of using flawed tech on a massive scale, and reasons to opt out.

You have the right to opt out of airport face scans to protect your biometric rights. Share your experiences with TSA face scans today.

Unethical web scraping used to train generative AI threatens the livelihood of writers. Join the fight for consent, compensation, control, and credit for creatives.

The award recognizes long-term contributors to the digital rights space while also supporting a new generation of visionaries working to expand equity.

AJL Written Testimony for Public Briefing on Facial Recognition

Dr. Joy Buolamwini, author of Unmasking AI: “My Mission to Protect What Is Human in a World of Machines”, discusses the White House executive order on AI and the broader regulatory environment. She speaks with Ed Ludlow and Caroline Hyde on "Bloomberg Technology."

This panel brings together technologists for a conversation on how to balance the benefits and risks of AI.

A briefing that brings together lawmakers, academics, advocates, affected citizens, and congressional staff to discuss how to harness the promise of AI, effectively manage its risks, and safeguard our civil rights

Dr. Joy Buolamwini's latest book, 'Unmasking AI: My Mission to Protect What Is Human in a World of Machines,' calls for a reconsideration of our current trajectory. It urges collective thinking, active participation, and innovative approaches that diverge from our past strategies. This interview explores topics such as 'the ex-coded,' facial recognition at the airport, and the question of whether we are 'living in the age of the last masters.

AJL’s founder and author of the book Unmasking AI: My Mission to Protect What is Human in a World of Machines was interviewed by an award-winning journalist, currently at The Atlantic, Karen Hao. Over 500 individuals registered for this event!

"It's not too late to unmask AI and protect what's human in a world of machines," says researcher and artist Joy Buolamwini. Taking a stand for ethical AI, she explains how systems built on biased data can amplify inequalities, falsely accuse innocent people and reverse progress — and urges us to protect our biometric rights and fight for what she calls "algorithmic justice."

Our Voicing Erasure features a poem written by Dr. Joy Buolamwini that is read in a collective voice, and recited by champions of women’s empowerment with leading scholars on race, gender, and technology. In which urges listeners to take action to redress how Black speakers are effectively erased by speech recognition.

Unmasking AI: My Mission to Protect What Is Human in a World of Machines was listed as one of the best books about technology to read in 2024

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB), has recommended sorely needed constraints on the use of artificial intelligence by federal agencies, including law enforcement. The office’s work is commendable, but shortcomings in its proposed guidance to agencies could still leave people vulnerable to harm.

The pushback against ubiquitous surveillance and targeted deepfaking has begun - but regulation may fail to keep up with AI advances.

The CCSRE discusses activist strategies for challenging surveillance technology, a literature review on racialized surveillance, and provides recommendations for researchers and community organizers.

Unmasking AI: My Mission to Protect What is Human in a World of Machines follows the journey of our founder Dr. Joy Buolamwini from eager student to a role model in the movement for algorithmic justice.

Dr, Joy Buolamwini, Founder and Artist-in-Chief, Algorithmic Justice League named TIME's 100 Most Influential People of 2023

Today the risks of artificial intelligence are clear — but the warning signs have been there all along

When you starting learning about systems, everything is sexist. Everything is racist. Everything is homophobic. And you have to point it all out.

A recent study has found that facial recognition technology has a significantly higher error rate when it comes to identifying Black women compared to white males.

This article aims to provide a context of the history of AI, the opportunities, challenges, new services, and governance.

Deb Raji explains why everyone needs to know the basics of AI, not just computer scientists and programmers.

As artificial intelligence dominates political, social, and economic discourse, fixation on potential harms is understandable.

AI safety bounties are programs where public participants or approved security researchers receive rewards for identifying issues within powerful ML systems.

You can refuse TSA face scans at the airport. TSA face scans are voluntary, and you can ask for manual verification instead.

A roundtable discussion with three experts in artificial intelligence on growing concerns over the technology’s potential dangers.

Dr. Buolamwini joins Ed Ludlow to discuss White House AI Roundtable and the rise of the AI hype, what the tech industry is getting right and wrong, and the need for AI regulation.

Amy Goodman interviews AJL Founder about meeting with President Biden and biometric rights.

Mr. Robert Williams is the first recipient of The Gender Shades Justice Award for being excoded. Moreover showing his courageousness in the fight against future Harms and algorithmic biases.

NPR/Wired discussed how artificial intelligence is being used by law enforcement for facial recognition and even predictive policing. They asked how much these technologies can really curb crime and at what cost to our freedom.

The Harvard Business Review uncovered ethics in the age of AI with six researchers. To help understand the ideologies, cultural expectations, and mindsets that influence Silicon Valley's priorities.

John Oliver discussed how Artificial Intelligence - ChatGPT, affects everyone everywhere and how we cannot control how they act. John explored and shed light on all the unintelligent outputs from AI in various forms.

ID.me protections are all about protecting the company, not us. In fact, by using ID.me to access your information, you are automatically waiving your right to a class action lawsuit against the company.

The Gender Shades Project began in 2016 as the focus of Dr. Buolamwini’s MIT master’s thesis inspired by her struggles with face detection systems. In 2018, she and Dr. Timnit Gebru subsequently published the widely known Gender Shades paper.

Seeking to address the responsible ongoing development of AI, UNESCO released a timely paper, "Missing Links in Governance."

The "Who Audits the Auditors?" paper was presented at the ACM FAccT Conference on June 21, 2022. Algorithmic Audits (or AI AUdits) have increased in popularity, however, they remain poorly defined.

Tawana Petty the Director of Policy and Advocacy with the Algorithmic Justice League, received the CAIDP AI Policy Civil Service Award on April 6, 2023, by the Center for AI and Digital Policy.

Dr. Joy Buolamwini won the first Morals & Machines Prize of 2023, for being a momentual force in the field of responsible technology.

Dr. Joy Buolamwini began The Gender Shade Project as a focus for her master's thesis. Joining forces with Dr. Timnit Gebru, a published paper was born in 2018. The paper powerfully demonstrated Algorithmic Bias from leading tech companies.

The IRS said in 2022 it would "transition away from using a third-party service for facial recognition." Let's hold them accountable.

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.

Lessons from cybersecurity vulnerability disclosure for algorithmic harms discovery, disclosure, and redress, led by AJL researchers Josh Kenway, Camille François, Sasha Costanza-Chock, Inioluwa Deborah Raji, and Dr. Joy Buolamwini.

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.

Olay has teamed up with Joy Buolamwini, who explains how beauty data can marginalize people of color.

Happy Hacker Summer Camp Season! A CRASH Project update, from the team at the Algorithmic Justice League

“60 Minutes” episode on facial recognition erases pioneering work of prominent Black female researchers: Joy Buolamwini, Dr. Timnit Gebru, and Deborah Raji

Broadcast to 300 million viewers, BBC Click interviews AJL Founder Joy Buolamwini for the "Is AI Biased?" episode.

On The New York Times' “Sway" Podcast, Kara Swisher interviews Joy Buolamwini, discussing taking Big Tech down a notch.

VICE says Coded Bias documentary is an essential introduction to algorithmic bias—and the systems that gave rise to it.

Fast Company has listed Algorithmic Justice League as one of the 10 most innovative companies in artificial intelligence for 2020/2021.

The list recognizes individuals who used their innovative thinking to make an impact on the world beyond financial success.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The Community Reporting of Algorithmic System Harms (CRASH) project brings together key stakeholders for discovery, scoping, and iterative prototyping of tools to enable broader participation in the creation of more accountable, equitable, and less harmful AI systems.

#DRAGVSAI is a hands-on workshop that explores identity, gender presentation, face surveillance, artificial intelligence, and algorithmic harms

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.

Directed by Shalini Kantayya, Coded Bias illuminates the harms that AI poses over people's lives, especially minorities. Official Sundance Selection 2020.

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.

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.

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.

In what may be the first known case of its kind, a faulty facial recognition match led to a Michigan man’s arrest for a crime he did not commit.

The Algorithmic Justice League commends this decision as a first move forward towards company-side responsibility to promote equitable and accountable AI.

Poem by the Poet of Code

An urgent letter from the Algorithmic Justice League

Facial Recognition Technologies: A Primer provides a basic introduction to the terminology, applications, and difficulties of evaluating this complex set of technologies.

In Facial Recognition Technologies in the Wild: A Call for a Federal Office, researchers Erik Learned-Miller, Joy Buolamwini, Vicente Ordóñez, and Jamie Morgenstern propose an FDA-inspired model that categorizes facial recognition technologies.

Facial recognition relies on AI to learn the patterns of a human face, and it is a widely used technology by corporations and the government.

Equitable AI is focused on empowering people. Accountable AI is focused on holding creators and sellers of AI responsible for their impacts.

A powerful spoken word piece that discusses how even iconic Black women figures are mislabeled and mis-gendered by facial analysis tools.

AJL's founder urges public and private organizations including IBM, Microsoft, Google, Facebook Amazon, and more to sign the Safe Face Pledge.

Directed by Shalini K., Code for Bias sheds light about the harms and biases of artificial intelligence impacting our society.

AI experts, lawyers, and law enforcement urged US Congress to regulate the use of facial recognition technology.

Coded Bias, which will premiere at Sundance, follows the journey to pass the first-ever legislation to govern A.I. in the US.

When the Future Is Now: On Understanding AI and Being a Misfit Artist in a Family of Scientists.

Facial recognition systems widely used by law enforcement misidentified people of color more often than white people.

The documentary follows AJL' s founder on her mission to call for U.S. legislation to protect us against racial bias in algorithms.

Sasha Costanza-Chock explores how community-led design can help dismantle structural inequality and advance collective liberation.

The National Science and Media Museum’s exhibition explores trends around internet connected devices, which have outnumbered humans.

AVATARS//futures documents how artists represent their bodies, their ideas, their nations, and their dead in today’s digital world.

Big Bang Data explores the intersections of culture,technology, and society in the digital age.

AJL's Founder believe the "hygiene" of artificial intelligence will determine its longer-term success.

Algorithms falsely identified African-American and Asian faces 10 to 100 times more than Caucasian faces.

Amazon’s facial-recognition software is coming under fire again, this time from a group of prominent artificial intelligence researchers.

Although algorithmic auditing has emerged as a key strategy to expose systematic biases in software platforms, we struggle to understand the real impact of these audits.

Gender Shades is an excavation of inadvertent negligence that will cripple the age of automation and exacerbate inequality if left to fester.

Ruha Benjamin cuts through tech-industry hype to understand how new technologies can reinforce White supremacy and deepen social inequity.

Our collective enthusiasm for applying computer technology to every aspect of life has resulted in poorly designed systems.