TED talk on algorithm bias

• From: Jeanne Spellman <jspellman@spellmanconsulting.com>
• Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2019 10:20:36 -0400
• To: Silver Task Force <public-silver@w3.org>
• Message-ID: <da5b595a-3972-7328-8dd2-4793d2f08d52@spellmanconsulting.com>

Cyborg asked me to send this around and asks that those working on 
conformance watch it:

TED Task:  Cathy O'Neil - Weapons of Math Destruction

There is a short version and the full version

Short version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2u_eHHzRto

Full version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQHs8SA1qpk

I watched the short version and  thought it was well done. It is about 
various kinds of bias and not specific to PwD.   Her points about the 
data of the past continuing a bias into the future are cautionary.   We 
do not collect big data and our formulas are not sophisticated AI 
algorithms, but the principles she cautions about apply, IMO.  There are 
people in accessibility doing research on algorithmic bias against PwD, 
and there are broader lessons from the research that could apply to our 
work.

Received on Wednesday, 10 July 2019 14:20:58 UTC