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More than a Glitch
Confronting Race, Gender, and Ability Bias in Tech
Taschenbuch von Meredith Broussard
Sprache: Englisch

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When technology reinforces inequality, it's not just a glitch--it's a signal that we need to redesign our systems to create a more equitable world. The word "glitch" implies an incidental error, as easy to patch up as it is to identify. But what if racism, sexism, and ableism aren't just bugs in mostly functional machinery--what if they're coded into the system itself? In the vein of heavy hitters such as Safiya Umoja Noble, Cathy O'Neil, and Ruha Benjamin, Meredith Broussard demonstrates in More Than a Glitch how neutrality in tech is a myth and why algorithms need to be held accountable. Broussard, a data scientist and one of the few Black female researchers in artificial intelligence, masterfully synthesizes concepts from computer science and sociology. She explores a range of examples: from facial recognition technology trained only to recognize lighter skin tones, to mortgage-approval algorithms that encourage discriminatory lending, to the dangerous feedback loops that arise when medical diagnostic algorithms are trained on insufficiently diverse data. Even when such technologies are designed with good intentions, Broussard shows, fallible humans develop programs that can result in devastating consequences. Broussard argues that the solution isn't to make omnipresent tech more inclusive, but to root out the algorithms that target certain demographics as "other" to begin with. With sweeping implications for fields ranging from jurisprudence to medicine, the ground-breaking insights of More Than a Glitch are essential reading for anyone invested in building a more equitable future.
When technology reinforces inequality, it's not just a glitch--it's a signal that we need to redesign our systems to create a more equitable world. The word "glitch" implies an incidental error, as easy to patch up as it is to identify. But what if racism, sexism, and ableism aren't just bugs in mostly functional machinery--what if they're coded into the system itself? In the vein of heavy hitters such as Safiya Umoja Noble, Cathy O'Neil, and Ruha Benjamin, Meredith Broussard demonstrates in More Than a Glitch how neutrality in tech is a myth and why algorithms need to be held accountable. Broussard, a data scientist and one of the few Black female researchers in artificial intelligence, masterfully synthesizes concepts from computer science and sociology. She explores a range of examples: from facial recognition technology trained only to recognize lighter skin tones, to mortgage-approval algorithms that encourage discriminatory lending, to the dangerous feedback loops that arise when medical diagnostic algorithms are trained on insufficiently diverse data. Even when such technologies are designed with good intentions, Broussard shows, fallible humans develop programs that can result in devastating consequences. Broussard argues that the solution isn't to make omnipresent tech more inclusive, but to root out the algorithms that target certain demographics as "other" to begin with. With sweeping implications for fields ranging from jurisprudence to medicine, the ground-breaking insights of More Than a Glitch are essential reading for anyone invested in building a more equitable future.
Über den Autor
Meredith Broussard
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Table of Contents

1 Introduction 1
2 Understanding Machine Bias 11
3 Recognizing Bias in Facial Recognition 29
4 Machine Fairness and the Justice System 45
5 Real Students, Imaginary Grades 65
6 Ability and Technology 79
7 Gender Rights and Databases 103
8 Diagnosing Racism 117
9 An AI Told Me I Had Cancer 135
10 Creating Public Interest Technology 157
11 Potential Reboot 173
Acknowledgments 189
Notes 193
Bibliography 205
Index 223
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2024
Fachbereich: Technik allgemein
Genre: Technik
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780262548328
ISBN-10: 0262548321
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Broussard, Meredith
Hersteller: The MIT Press
Abbildungen: 9 illustrations
Maße: 229 x 155 x 22 mm
Von/Mit: Meredith Broussard
Erscheinungsdatum: 02.04.2024
Gewicht: 0,299 kg
Artikel-ID: 128238490
Über den Autor
Meredith Broussard
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Table of Contents

1 Introduction 1
2 Understanding Machine Bias 11
3 Recognizing Bias in Facial Recognition 29
4 Machine Fairness and the Justice System 45
5 Real Students, Imaginary Grades 65
6 Ability and Technology 79
7 Gender Rights and Databases 103
8 Diagnosing Racism 117
9 An AI Told Me I Had Cancer 135
10 Creating Public Interest Technology 157
11 Potential Reboot 173
Acknowledgments 189
Notes 193
Bibliography 205
Index 223
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2024
Fachbereich: Technik allgemein
Genre: Technik
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780262548328
ISBN-10: 0262548321
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Broussard, Meredith
Hersteller: The MIT Press
Abbildungen: 9 illustrations
Maße: 229 x 155 x 22 mm
Von/Mit: Meredith Broussard
Erscheinungsdatum: 02.04.2024
Gewicht: 0,299 kg
Artikel-ID: 128238490
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