The panel will examine how real world-biases and inequality are replicated and systematically integrated into neutral algorithms and databases.
Biased Data: A Panel Discussion on Intersectionality and Internet Ethics
Biased Data Panel Introduction
presented by Brenda Williams
Safiya Noble at Biased Data
presented by Safiya Noble
I often try to tell people that Google is not providing information retrieval algorithms, it’s providing advertising algorithms. And that is a very important distinction when we think about what kind of information is available in these corporate-controlled spaces.
An Xiao Mina at Biased Data
presented by An Xiao Mina
When we think about network graphs and we talk about how the network effects that make up an important part of how social movements and how information is distributed online, there’s this assumption in those visualizations that every node in that network is equal. But very often, and you can slice data in many different way, the languages that we speak actually limit the networks that we have access to and that we’re interacting with.
Marika Cifor at Biased Data
presented by Marika Cifor
What I’m arguing primarily today is that focusing on pedagogy is a key aspect of social justice work, and that teaching critical data literacy along with other digital literacy skills is a key part of what we need to do.
Biased Data Panel Discussion
presented by An Xiao Mina, Casey Reas, Johanna Hedva, Marika Cifor, Safiya Noble
I think that we need a radical design change. And I might ask if I were teaching an HCI class or design class with you, I would say, “How are you going to design this so that not one life is lost?” What if that were the design imperative rather than what’s your IPO going to be?
Biased Data Panel Q&A
presented by An Xiao Mina, Casey Reas, Johanna Hedva, Marika Cifor, Safiya Noble
We’re losing our ability to forget the things that should be forgotten. Wait until you try to run for Senate or Congress, some of you in this room, and some pictures or text roll up.