The Computer Science Department, with generous support from the Remsen Bird Fund, presents a two-part series of events centered on this documentary film.

20 Oct
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Add to Calendar 2021-10-20 16:00:00 2021-10-20 17:30:00 “Coded Bias” Film Screening and Filmmaker Q&A The Computer Science Department, with generous support from the Remsen Bird Fund, presents a two-part series of events centered on this documentary film. BIOSCI 113 Occidental College info@kwallcompany.com America/Los_Angeles public
Location: BIOSCI 113
Event Date: Oct. 20, 2021
Coded Bias is a documentary film that explores the fallout of MIT Media Lab researcher Joy Buolamwini’s discovery that facial recognition does not see dark-skinned faces accurately and her journey to push for the first-ever legislation in the U.S. to govern against bias in the algorithms that impact us all.
 
Wednesday, 10/20/2021
Film screening
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
BIOSCI 113
 
Wednesday, 10/27/2021
Q&A with "Coded Bias" filmmaker Shalini Kantayya
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
BIOSCI 113
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