Health secretary signs up to hi-tech schemes countering health disparities and reflecting minority ethnic groups’ data.
By Andrew Gregory for The Guardian on October 20, 2021
AI projects to tackle racial inequality in UK healthcare, says Javid
Building a More Equitable Camera
Pictures are deeply personal and play an important role in shaping how people see you and how you see yourself. But historical biases in the medium of photography have carried through to some of today’s camera technologies, leading to tools that haven’t seen people of color as they want and ought to be seen.
From YouTube on May 18, 2021
Skin in the frame: black photographers welcome Google initiative
Attempt to tackle racial bias long overdue say practitioners, but it’s not just about the equipment.
By Aamna Mohdin for The Guardian on May 28, 2021
Can Auditing Eliminate Bias from Algorithms?
A growing industry wants to scrutinize the algorithms that govern our lives—but it needs teeth.
By Alfred Ng for The Markup on February 23, 2021
Data 4 Black Lives
Data as protest. Data as accountability. Data as collective action.
From Data for Black Lives
BlackInData
Amplifying Black folx in #informatics, #datascience, & #coding around the world.
From BlackInData
Black voices bring much needed context to our data-driven society
GitHub is where people build software. More than 56 million people use GitHub to discover, fork, and contribute to over 100 million projects.
By Klint Finley for GitHub on February 18, 2021
Algorithms Can Be a Tool For Justice—If Used the Right Way
Companies like Netflix, Facebook, and Uber deploy algorithms in search of greater efficiency. But when used to evaluate the powerful systems that judge us, algorithms can spur social progress in ways nothing else can.
By Noam Cohen for WIRED on October 25, 2018