- How algorithmic bias leads to false arrests - and what one poet is doing about it
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AI facial recognition fails on dark skin and women's faces due to lack of diverse training data.
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Algorithmic bias has led to false arrests and exclusion.
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Poet Joy Buolamwini combines art and advocacy to raise awareness.
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She argues we need to rethink how we train and measure AI success.
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We must build separate systems tailored to specific populations, not one-size-fits-all tools.
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