Coded Bias

Coded Bias is a powerful reminder that for computers as well as humans, representation matters.

A wake-up call and a call to action.

It's really good. An eye-opener.

You really walk away with the sense "Oh, this is just everywhere, and we have to stop and talk about it right now before it gets out of hand."

Coded Bias is not interested in wallowing in despair for the future, like many tech-infused documentaries like to do. Kantayya wants to inform and inspire change.

"Coded Bias" takes something huge and scary and breaks it down into small, easily understood morality tales, featuring everyday heroes fighting to save our future.

It’s far too big a topic for a single film, especially such a succinct one, and Coded Bias struggles to connect the dots among the various issues. What it does do, however, is make the case that these technologies ... have, well, coded bias.

Far from a Luddite's complaint, director Shalini Kantayya's Coded Bias brings in expert AI and tech voices, to warn the public how widespread use of this technology, by business and government, can actually reinforce discrimination.

We might all be in need of and very keen on watching escapist comedies during the ongoing pandemic social restrictions, but this compelling documentary is an important and timely film.

[A] chilling message is at the heart of Coded Bias, Shalini Kantayya's extremely timely documentary about the power of AI and facial recognition technology...