To kick start our annual theme for the academic year, the IAS is hosting a screening of the film "Coded Bias", followed by a panel discussion featuring our new Vice Chancellor, Nick Jennings.
Launch of the IAS Annual Theme AI: Facts, Fictions, Futures
Film Screening, followed by a Panel Discussion
Coded Bias (2020)
A documentary by Shalini Kantayya
We are delighted to announce that the IAS annual Theme of 2021-22 will be launched in November with an in person screening of Shalini Kantayya’s multi-award-winning documentary Coded Bias, followed by a panel discussion Chaired by Professor Jin Xuan (AACME), Co-Lead of the IAS Theme, that will include IAS Visiting Fellows, invited scholars and Â鶹ֱ²¥’s new Vice Chancellor, Professor Nick Jennings.
Focusing on MIT Media Lab researcher Joy Buolamwini’s discovery that many facial recognition technologies misclassify women and darker-skinned faces, Coded Bias raises compelling issues regarding the ubiquity of AI in everyday life and the impact of widespread algorithmic bias on matters of social justice, equity and governance. .
The launch event will take place on Wednesday 17th November from 3pm to 6pm; light refreshments will be provided. Places are limited, to book, please use the booking link below.
Contact and booking details
- Name
- Kieran Teasdale
- Email address
- k.teasdale@lboro.ac.uk
- Cost
- Free