Can You Hear Us Now: Inclusivity in the Media

S2 E3 Algorithmic Discrimination

Episode Summary

It's the simple truth that people carry implicit biases with them as they go about their lives in the world. But what happens when we bring these biases into the technology we consume? Algorithmic bias is the systematic and repetitive errors of a computer or web algorithm which create clear prejudice based upon race. Such algorithims prioritize one specific group over the other along the lines of racial distinction. For our podcast, we want to explore how algorithmic bias in app development and AI affects minority groups and what the tech world is doing in response to these patterns of discrimination