Does this Algorithm have a Soul? - PyData Miami 2019

“Man is condemned to be free”, said Sartre. We as human beings are doomed and blessed by the power of choice, and some times, our choices may contain prejudice . What if we could pass this responsibility to a machine free of bias? Would we create a fair world our just a monster of our own image?

Vídeo: https://youtu.be/yNcUPORvhv4

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1. D O E S T H I S A L G O R I T H M H AV E A S O U L ? B E T I N A C O S TA
2. Consultant at ThoughtWorks AfroPython Volunteer Data Science Student Introverted Movie Buff
3. I N D U S T R I A L R E V O L U T I O N
4. M A C H I N E L E A R N I N G
5. O P E R AT I O N S E R E N ATA D E A M O R S I N G A P O R E H E A LT H C A R E
6. C A N W E E N D B I A S T H R O U G H D ATA ?
7. P R E J U D I C E
8. B U T I S T H AT T R U E ?
9. I N C O U RT
10. P R O P U B L I C A S E A R C H
11. B U T W H Y T H AT H A P P E N E D ?
12. • How many of your friends/acquaintances are taking drugs illegally ? • Was one of your parents ever sent to jail or prison? • How often did you get in fights at school?
13. C R I M E P R E D I C T I N G A L G O R I T H M S
14. F E E D B A C K L O O P
15. B R I N G I N G C L O S E R T O H O M E
16. FA C I A L R E C O G N I T I O N B I A S
17. S E A R C H E N G I N E S
18. S T O P M A C H I N E L E A R N I N G ?
19. D O N ’ T PA N I C
20. 1 . A C K N O W L E D G E T H E P R O B L E M
21. 2 . S P R E A D T H E P R O B L E M
22. 3 . N O B L A C K B O X E S
23. 4 . C H A N G E T H E S TAT U S Q U O
24. 5 . B E B E T T E R
25. – C AT H Y O ' N E I L “Algorithms are opinions embedded in code”
26. T H A N K Y O U !
27. R E F E R E N C E S • Racial Bias and Gender Bias Examples in AI Systems • Machine Bias • When an algorithm helps send you to prison • Artificial intelligence is now used to predict crime. But is it biased? • Runaway feedback loops in predictive policing • Assessing bias in search engines • The Hidden Gender bias in google image searches • Unequal representation and gender stereotypes in image search results for occupations • Algorithms of Oppression - Safiya Umoja Noble • Weapons of Math Destruction - Cathy O’Neil