How does a computer discriminate?

Code Switch

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Society & Culture

4.6 • 14.5K Ratings

🗓️ 8 November 2023

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

OK, not exactly a computer — more like, the wild array of technologies that inform what we consume on our computers and phones. Because on this episode, we're looking at how AI and race bias intersect. Safiya Noble, a professor at UCLA and the author of the book Algorithms of Oppression talks us through some of the messy issues that arise when algorithms and tech are used as substitutes for good old-fashioned human brains.

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0:00.0	Hi, it's Terry Gross, the host of Fresh Air. We bring you in-depth long-form
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0:16.0	Hey everyone, Lori here.
0:18.0	Before we get to this week's episode of the show, a little bit of news,
0:22.0	Code Switch is coming to Arkansas.
0:24.9	We're going to be performing a live show in Little Rock on December 7th.
0:28.8	We'll be sharing more information about that
0:33.2	but in the meantime we need your help.
0:36.2	We'll have a portion of the show with our famous as code switch segment
0:40.0	where we answer listener questions about how to deal with racial quandaries and
0:45.5	queries that come up in your own life. They can be silly, serious, social, personal.
0:51.2	We want to hear them all. So please send us your questions, personal. We want to hear them all. So please, send us your questions, especially if you're
0:55.7	from Arkansas, live in Arkansas, or just want to know something about racial dynamics in
1:01.4	Arkansas.
1:07.1	My co-hosts and I will choose some of those questions to answer live on stage.
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