Coded Bias
Seen it?2020 | 86 min | Documentary
Saturday Specialearly ratingWhy it’s a Saturday Special
Critics loved it (100% on Rotten Tomatoes), despite almost no lasting buzz. A strong pick for the weekend.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for the curious.
- The mood
- Eye-opening.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 26 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
Exploring the fallout of MIT Media Lab researcher Joy Buolamwini's startling discovery that facial recognition does not see dark-skinned faces accurately, and her journey to push for the first-ever legislation in the U.S. to govern against bias in the algorithms that impact us all.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
100% on Rotten Tomatoes, 73 on Metacritic
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsBelow par
Nominated for 1 Critics' Choice Award.
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 15K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Shalini Kantayya
- Joy BuolamwiniSelf
- Cathy O'NeilSelf
- Meredith BroussardSelf
- Silkie CarloSelf
- Virginia EubanksSelf
- Ravi NaikSelf
- Safiya Umoja NobleSelf
- Zeynep TufekciSelf
- Jim JordanSelf
- Raúl GrijalvaSelf (archive footage)