- From: Judy Brewer <jbrewer@w3.org>
- Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2019 12:16:31 -0400
- To: Jeanne Spellman <jspellman@spellmanconsulting.com>, Silver Task Force <public-silver@w3.org>
Hi All, Joy Buolamwini's talk on algorithm bias is also very worth watching: https://www.ted.com/talks/joy_buolamwini_how_i_m_fighting_bias_in_algorithms Jutta Treviranus, from OCAD University and former ATAG WG Chair, is doing interesting research on accessibility-specific AI bias. https://medium.com/datadriveninvestor/sidewalk-toronto-and-why-smarter-is-not-better-b233058d01c8 - Judy On 7/10/2019 10:20 AM, Jeanne Spellman wrote: > 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. > > > > -- Judy Brewer Director, Web Accessibility Initiative at the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) 32 Vassar St. Room 385, MIT/CSAIL Cambridge MA 02139 USA www.w3.org/WAI/
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