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The troubling thing about data is that, if you're Black, it's likely to contain lies about you.
This piece gets at the heart of something that so much alarmed me when I first got into the field, surrounded by people calling these lies "ground truth". https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/12/10/1013617/racism-data-science-artificial-intelligence-ai-opinion/
This piece gets at the heart of something that so much alarmed me when I first got into the field, surrounded by people calling these lies "ground truth". https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/12/10/1013617/racism-data-science-artificial-intelligence-ai-opinion/
People always say, "It's the data that's biased!"...Well, of course! It will always be biased. The issue I have is that it's always biased against me & my community. Like every artifact and institution of systematic racism, that's something I need to push back against to be seen.
Grateful that I can finally say this - I've been swimming in these thoughts since I was a startup intern years ago and given a set of white faces to label. Grateful for inspirational leaders like @jovialjoy, @timnitGebru, @ruha9 & now @isbellHFh that really gifted us with a voice
Oh also I must thank @AmyNordrum, the most patient editor on the planet!
+ perpetual hype-woman @_KarenHao
+ perpetual hype-woman @_KarenHao
+ @mathbabedotorg, who always gives me timeless feedback on everything I send her
