“As facial recognition tools play a bigger role in fighting crime, inbuilt racial biases raise troubling questions about the systems that create them 04.00 EST Last modified on Monday 4 December 2017 11.01 EST “You good?” a man asked two narcotics detectives late in the summer of 2015.”
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“The first Black in AI event will take place at NIPS 2017 in Long Beach, California on December 8th from 1:30pm to 5:30pm. We invite black AI researchers from around the world to share their work and learn about others’ research.”
“Up until about a year ago, I worked at a historic site in the South that included an old house and a nearby plantation. My job was to lead tours and tell guests about the people who made plantations possible: the slaves.”
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“Up until about a year ago, I worked at a historic site in the South that included an old house and a nearby plantation. My job was to lead tours and tell guests about the people who made plantations possible: the slaves.”
Read: I used to lead tours at a plantation. You won’t believe the questions I got about slavery.
“In the opening sequence of Jay Z’s new music video for his song “Moonlight,” viewers step into an alternate reality, a La La Land of sorts.”
“In the opening sequence of Jay Z’s new music video for his song “Moonlight,” viewers step into an alternate reality, a La La Land of sorts.”
“Years ago, I helped Abigail Fishers get into college in Texas. That was my job: I “tutored” entitled teenagers through the application process.”
“Years ago, I helped Abigail Fishers get into college in Texas. That was my job: I “tutored” entitled teenagers through the application process.”
“Whether it’s done consciously or subconsciously, racial discrimination continues to have a serious, measurable impact on the choices our society makes about criminal justice, law enforcement, hiring and financial lending.”
“Anxiety over that caused me to drink. I was eliminated in the first round. My takeaway: I was there to serve as the token black woman for entertainment purposes — and was never taken seriously as a candidate.”
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