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For Immediate Release (published 2/17/21)

'Coded Bias’ - A Free Screening Across Vermont

A Documentary Film at the Intersection of Race, Artificial Intelligence, and a Pursuit of Justice

February 22nd - March 8th, 2021

(Vermont) Shalini Kantayya’s newest film, ‘Coded Bias,’ will virtually screen for free across Vermont from February 22nd - March 8th. This is the second such screening of this film organized in Vermont; the previous one ran for two weeks beginning in December 2020.

Modern society sits at the intersection of two crucial questions: What does it mean when artificial intelligence (AI) increasingly governs our liberties? And what are the consequences for the people AI is biased against?

‘Coded Bias’ follows MIT Media Lab researcher Joy Buolamwini’s startling discovery that many facial recognition technologies fail more often on darker-skinned faces. Buolamwini delves into an investigation of widespread bias in artificial intelligence and the person-made and machine-learned algorithms that drive it. As it turns out, AI is not neutral, and women are leading the charge to ensure our civil rights are protected.

This Vermont screening is organized by partners from across the state who have been inspired to share this film and engage in conversations at the intersection of race and artificial intelligence: where a fight for civil rights will be waged in the 21st century. This planning group is excited to bring ‘Coded Bias’ to the state at no cost to Vermonters.

The screening is made possible with leading financial support from the Vermont Community Foundation. Additional financial sponsors include Charlie MacFadyen and Tim O'Leary's 2020 Rowland Foundation fellowship, Competitive Computing, FreshTracks Capital, Seven Days, Vermont-NEA, Vermont Racial Justice Alliance, the Vermont chapter of Women in Machine Learning and Data Science.

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