“An eye-opening account of the dangers of A.I.” “Computers are worse at recognising women and people of colour than white men. Documentary Coded Bias shows that the problems don’t stop there.”
VIJAYSREE VENKATRAMAN
New Scientist
“A chilling plunge into Orwellian reality.” “Coded Bias argues persuasively that Big Data remains blindfolded about the discrimination embedded in our technology."
DAVID ROONEY
The Hollywood Reporter
“The best of Sundance.” “Dismaying and engaging.”
LISA KENNEDY
Denver Post / The Know
“Casting away any gauzy optimism that remains about connecting the world or delighting users, [CODED BIAS] dig[s] into how these technologies addict us, extract data from us for profit or control, or inadvertently work against already marginalized people.”
JOAN E. SOLSMAN
CNet
"'Coded Bias' Is the Most Important Film About AI You Can Watch Today"
JANUS ROSE
Vice
“In Coded Bias, an American documentary, Shalini Kantayya takes a deep dive into the ways algorithms repeat and reinforce the unconscious prejudices of their original programmers.”
STEPHANIE BUNBURY
The Age
“Thought-provoking. ”Coded Bias” serves as both a wake-up call (to invasive practices the public doesn’t yet realize are being implemented) and a call to action.”
VALERIE COMPLEX
Variety
“What we loved at Sundance.” “Terrifying.” “Coded Bias takes you to the front lines of the digital revolution.”
JOSH FLANDERS AND SHEIR FLANDERS
Chicago Reader
“Director Kantayya masterfully takes material that in other hands might become dry and academic and turns it, thanks in part of the engaging personality of lead subject Buolamwini, into something that’s actually quite cinematic, highlighting the advocacy in the U.S. and China, places leading the development of AI, machine learning, and scoring systems.”
JOHN FINK
The Film Stage
"The ultimate question “Coded Bias” poses is this: now that you know, what will you do?"
SUSAN ETLINGER
Altimeter Prophet
“The issues highlighted in [Coded Bias] underscore the need for transparency and checks for accuracy and bias.”
KRISTEN TAUER
WWD
“Without shying away the issue's enormity or its devastating consequences, Coded Bias gradually works toward almost inspirational vibe, as Buolamwini and others get to work solving the problem they've identified.”
ANGIE HAN
Mashable
“Explosive.”
ZOE ZORKA
The Source
“For those who weren’t already aware of these new threats to personal privacy, “Coded Bias” opens their eyes to this invasive phenomenon, identifying the blindspots in the systems that may already be watching you.”
VALERIE COMPLEX
Variety
"An insightful look at AI, algorithms and their risks to society."
APARNA DHINAKARAN
Forbes
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