Computer scientist Joy Buolamwini knows a lot about racial bias both in and outside the lab. The MIT Media Lab researcher and founder of Algorithmic Justice League (AJL) works to uncover subtle instances of racial discrimination in facial recognition software, but like many Black people, she’s experienced it IRL as well.
According to Kaiser Family Foundation research, about 7 in 10 African Americans have experienced unconscious racial bias. This discrimination runs the gamut from social media beauty filters favoring white-identified beauty features to prejudiced AI-driven hiring systems, it adversely affects people of color in tremendous ways.
Olay, a company that has built its brand on inclusive beauty, has partnered with Buolamwini for the #DecodetheBias campaign to impact meaningful and informed change by helping to triple the number of WOC in STEM by 2030.
Buolamwini sat down with Essence to share her experience as a Black woman in STEM, her Olay partnership and the upcoming Netflix documentary that follows the journey to dismantling the systems that reinforce racial bias online against Black women.
Continue reading: https://www.essence.com/news/money-career/olay-partnership-joy-buolamwini/
According to Kaiser Family Foundation research, about 7 in 10 African Americans have experienced unconscious racial bias. This discrimination runs the gamut from social media beauty filters favoring white-identified beauty features to prejudiced AI-driven hiring systems, it adversely affects people of color in tremendous ways.
Olay, a company that has built its brand on inclusive beauty, has partnered with Buolamwini for the #DecodetheBias campaign to impact meaningful and informed change by helping to triple the number of WOC in STEM by 2030.
Buolamwini sat down with Essence to share her experience as a Black woman in STEM, her Olay partnership and the upcoming Netflix documentary that follows the journey to dismantling the systems that reinforce racial bias online against Black women.
Continue reading: https://www.essence.com/news/money-career/olay-partnership-joy-buolamwini/
