When MIT Media Lab researcher Joy Buolamwini discovers that most facial-recognition software does not accurately identify darker-skinned faces and the faces of women, she delves into an investigation of widespread bias in algorithms. As it turns out, artificial intelligence is not neutral, and women are leading the charge to ensure that civil rights are protected. CODED BIAS follows her journey to push for the first-ever legislation in the U.S. to govern against bias in the algorithms that impact us all.

Filmmaker Shalini Kantayya (2020 GlobeDocs Filmmaker Fund Award recipient) has crafted a stunning work about modern society and exploring two crucial questions: What does it mean when artificial intelligence increasingly governs our liberties? And what are the consequences for the people AI is biased against?

This film will include a live Q&A on October 1 at 6pm EST moderated by Linda Henry, Boston Globe managing director.

Update 10/3: A recording of the aforementioned Q&A is now available to screen following the film.