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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

This article highlights AJL’s study that tested facial technologies from Amazon, IBM, Microsoft, Face++, and Kairos.

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.

Joy Buolamwini is featured in a Telegraph article highlighting her revolutionary work with the Algorithmic Justice League.

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

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 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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

Forbes's annual 30 under 30 list that chronicles the brashest entrepreneurs across the United States and Canada features AJL's founder.

The Open Mind was the first to interview iconic civil rights leaders like Martin Luther King Jr. on national television.

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.

A collective of tech leaders sign a letter demanding that the tech industry stop the spread of hate and terrorism on digital platforms.

AJL's founder sits down with Doha Debates Correspondent Nelufar Hedayat to talk about how existing power structures can lead to unintended bias in AI.

A unique and interesting debate at the Barbican about whether creativity is only a human trait. Joy participates in the debate.

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.

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

In an interview with Soledad O’Brien, Joy says that facial recognition software and technology need more regulation to ensure its accuracy.

On BBC Newsnight Live, Founder of AJL Joy Buolamwini reflects on facial recognition technology.

The Doha Debate tackles the most contentious question of all: Will AI help or harm humans globally?

WIRED25 features AJL's founder and offers real hope that we can fix the mistakes of the past and still have a chance for a future we can survive.

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

AJL's founder is interviewed in Part 2 of the  episode "Can We Trust The Numbers?".

“AI: More Than Human” looks at AI’s real-life application in fields such as healthcare, journalism and retail.

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

The Gender Shades research used 1270 faces to reveal IBM, Miscrosoft, and Face++ were better at guessing the gender of male faces than female faces.

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.

Joy Buolamwini, Latanya Sweeney, and Darren Walker come together to discuss the limits of technology in the face of algorithmic bias.

From law enforcement to talent acquisition, computer vision and algorithms are increasingly making selections with societal consequences.

Joy Buolamwini writes an Op-Ed in TIME Magazine’s 2019 Optimists issue, guest-edited by Ava DuVernay.

Facial recognition programs can be biased against darker skin tones and against women. NBC's Stephanie Ruhle explores why it matters.

Black women engineers, professors, and government experts speak about being on the front lines of the civil rights movement.

Joy Buolamwini founded the Algorithmic Justice League to make people aware of the bias embedded in our networks.

The Algorithmic Justice League is quoted in an in-depth article about the harms of AI and how to avoid them. AJL's research is referenced in BBC News.

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

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 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.

In business, government, philanthropy, and arts,  Fortune Magazine's sixth annual 50 Greatest World Leaders are transforming the world.

PBS Frontline interviews Joy Buolamwini on the biases of AI in conjunction with the release of their documentary, In The Age of AI.

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

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