About Joy
Dr. Joy Buolamwini is a computer scientist and artist who founded the Algorithmic Justice League to advance equitable and accountable technology. Her MIT thesis research exposed racial and gender bias in facial recognition systems used by major technology companies, leading them to withdraw such systems from law enforcement. She is featured in the documentary Coded Bias and has given a TED talk on algorithmic bias with over 1.4 million views. She authored the national bestseller Unmasking AI, published by Penguin Random House.
Photo: Niccolò Caranti / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Categories
Expert / AcademicScientistAuthorArtist / DesignerEntrepreneur
Known for
- Researching facial recognition bias and algorithmic bias in AI
- Founding the Algorithmic Justice League
- Documentary Coded Bias
- TED talk on algorithmic bias
- Writing Unmasking AI
- Creating art to illuminate AI's social implications
Availability
Are you Dr. Joy Buolamwini? Claim this profile