# @feministrecovery_ on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CRmMbFZhGE9
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/2443824-feministrecovery-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2021-07-21T17:01:30.000+00:00

## Caption

We know machine learning essentially runs our daily life. AI (Artificial Intelligence) sees patterns in data and makes decisions or predictions based on that pattern. Which makes it unsurprising that this system is learning gender bias through us humans. Even though it’s constantly absorbing new information, the models and systems we create and train are a reflection of ourselves. And that includes the worst of us. 

AI has even disproportionately affected people of color. In one algorithm study, it was found that AI had a high accuracy of 99% in detecting male faces. However, the system’s ability to recognize black women was significantly lower at only 65% of the time. 

There are real and disturbing consequences for biased AI. In this episode, we go through examples of the male default’s influence and possible solutions. 

Does any of this surprise you? Do you think AI is strange? Have you ever changed your voice assistants default voice to something else? We’d love to know. Let us know your thoughts below!

Sources:

4 Ways to Address Gender Bias in AI. (2019, November 20). Harvard Business Review. https://hbr.org/2019/11/4-ways-to-address-gender-bias-in-ai

Daws, R. (2019, January 24). Joy Buolamwini: Fighting algorithmic bias needs to be “a priority.” AI News. https://artificialintelligence-news.com/2019/01/24/joy-buolamwini-algorithmic-bias-priority/

Decoding Racism In Technology - CHM. (2021, May 5). CHM. https://computerhistory.org/blog/decoding-racism-in-technology/

Computer History Museum. (2021). Encoding Bias In AI [YouTube Video]. In YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIU9JNRahOo

Assessing Gender Gaps in Artificial Intelligence. (2018). Global Gender Gap Report 2018. http://reports.weforum.org/global-gender-gap-report-2018/assessing-gender-gaps-in-artificial-intelligence/

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| Nicole Wawro | @whereswawro | https://gondola.cc/whereswawro | Creative Director |
| Jane Baduini | @janebaduini | https://gondola.cc/janebaduini | Content Producer |
| Jane Baduini | @janebaduini | https://gondola.cc/janebaduini | Copywriter |

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