Technically Biased

Listen to Krystyn Gutu, M.S. introduce Sasha Stoikov , a senior research associate at Cornell Financial Engineering in Manhattan (CFEM). His research studies algorithms in high-frequency financial trading, online ratings systems, and recommendation systems. In these various domains, he has come across algorithmic biases such as survivorship bias, popularity bias, and inflation bias. He is also the...

Tune in to learn about the applicability of algorithmic auditing. Guest, Shea Brown , founder and CEO of BABL AI , joins us to share his perspective. An Associate Professor of Instruction at the University of Iowa, Brown has his PhD in Astrophysics and specializes in AI Ethics and Machine Learning, with a focus on Algorithmic Auditing and AI Governance. In this episode, we discuss: – Brown’s use o...

Listen to Krystyn Gutu, M.S. introduce Hauwa Abbas and Lama Aboubakr . Abbas is the founder of The Halimah Project , a mentoring and tutoring program created for refugee youth in the Greater Lansing (Michigan) Area. She is a graduate student at American University and a grant writer at Miftaah Institute. Aboubakr runs her own practice , where she is a Mindset & Life Coach, combining cognitive...

Damini Satija is a Human Rights and Public Policy Professional, as well as Head of the Algorithmic Accountability Lab and Interim Director at Amnesty Tech. Satija has experience working on data and AI, with a focus on government surveillance, algorithmic discrimination, welfare automation, and tech equity and justice. She has her Master of Public Administration (MPA) from Columbia University, with...

𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗞. 𝗟𝗶𝗻 is a lawyer and researcher focused on AI, privacy, and technology regulation. He is the author of 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘚𝘦𝘦, 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘋𝘰, a book that explores the ways public institutions use technology to surveil, police, and make decisions about the public, as well as the historical biases that impact that technology. Patrick has extensive experience in litigation and policy, having worked for t...

Listen to ⁠Krystyn Gutu⁠ interview ⁠Leah Rothstein⁠ , co-author of ⁠Just Action: How to Challenge Segregation Enacted Under the Color of Law.⁠ Written with her father, Richard Rothstein, the book acts as a follow-up to his 2017 work, ⁠The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America⁠⁠.⁠ Together, they analyze how housing and community development policies impact the w...

Palestine and Israel have been fighting internally for more than a century. To lay blame to one side and call it a day is unfortunately not as easy as it sounds. There are human rights abuses occurring on both sides, inflicted by parties representing each nation/nation-state. Listen to this episode to learn about the historical timeline leading up to today, and how harmful technology like ChatGPT...

There are human rights abuses occurring in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China, also known as East Turkestan, or the western part of China. The Chinese government is accused of detaining a significant number of Uyghur Muslims and other ethnic minorities in what they term "re-education camps" or "vocational training centers." These camps reportedly involve forced labor, cultural assimila...

Get ready for an eye-opening discussion where Alia Flanigan helps us dive deep into the fascinating interplay of culture, language, and gender dynamics on a global scale. We will be discussing:– Women on the Global Stage: the international expectations placed on women and the many challenges of navigating a complex world while striving to shatter gender norms – from boardrooms to the household– Po...

Technology itself is not conscious in the same way that humans are. It does not possess self-awareness, thoughts, or emotions, yet many of us believe in the hype that it can be “smarter” than us. Though AI systems can be programmed to analyze data, make decisions, and respond to stimuli in ways that mimic human intelligence, it is still far from achieving the level of intelligence that we so often...

Listen to Krystyn Gutu, M.S. introduce Lindsay Lee Wallace , a freelance writer focused on culture, health, and health equity. She has been featured in Time, Slate, Teen Vogue, Inverse, and Bitch Media, among others. New to the reporting scene, Wallace shares her thoughts regarding the below topics:~ If AI will replace writers – and if so, in which ways~ If using AI in creative writing will bring...

Listen to Krystyn Gutu, M.S. introduce award-winning journalist and author, Vince Beiser , who has had his work featured in Wired, Time, The Los Angeles Times, Harpers, and National Geographic, among others. His first book was "The World in a Grain: The Story of Sand and How it Transformed Civilization," which highlights how sand is the most important solid substance on earth - and what that means...

In honor of Flag Day today, June 14th, today’s episode will be discussing different holidays this week, and tie in the history of those holidays, as well as their corresponding country’s flags. Some of the holidays discussed include: King Kamehameha Day (June 11) Philippines Independence Day (June 12) Russia Day (June 12) America’s Flag Day (June 14) Valdemar Day (June 15) Youth Day (June 16) Icel...

In honor of World Environment Day Monday, June 5th, this episode will be discussing Corporate Colonization Through the Exploitation of the Environment and Its People. Through this discussion, our goal is to understand how those who most destroyed our physical environment are now moving into the digital space, which just like the physical one, is again being monopolized by big corporations and bill...

This episode, which discusses Liza Mundy’s book, Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers of World War II, delves into the history of American women cryptanalysts and code breakers. Tune into this episode to learn: How science used pseudoscientific gender biases to justify the exclusion of women How Darwin influenced societal gender expectations and beliefs The difference b...

Listen to author and science journalist, Angela Saini, discuss the myth of “The Patriarchy.” Rather than there being only one, there are and always have been many patriarchies. Her research illustrates how some societies used to be more egalitarian than they are today but have been influenced by the strict gender roles of more recent generations. By understanding the below, we may better understan...

Second episode of Technically Biased is out now! Listen to expert ⁠Meredith Broussard⁠ share her knowledge regarding how biases are codified in tech. She will answer all the crazy questions, including: What is technochauvinism? Why shouldn't we use Facial Recognition Technology (FRT) in policing or EdTech? Do the algorithms used to predict recidivism rates ensure that they do not use data on wrong...

What is ethical tech vs predatory tech? What is algorithmic oppression? Can training data be biased? Is bias present when mal intent is absent? Is it okay if there is no mal intent? How does language and history impact the code we write? How does perspective influence the technology we build and the people we build technology for? Are all people represented in the data equally? Is Facial Recogniti...