Digital and Data Colonialism
Collecting and using data from humans in order to train algorithms, all for profit and power
What is Algorithmic Colonialism?
Unlike the organization Tierra Comun, the organization Masakhane in Africa aims to decolonize AI systems more specifically. T/F
False
True or False: Manually reviewing video surveillance is easier than using an algorithm to review it.
What is false?
What is algorithmic bias?
Systematic errors or prejudices in algorithmic decision-making processes that result in unfair treatment of certain individuals or groups.
When organizations claim ownership of and privatize the data that is produced by their users and citizens
What is Data Colonialism?
Building diverse AI development teams leads to safer, more fair AI technology. T/F
True
Doorbell cameras and traffic light cameras are an example of
What is surveillance?
Which company discontinued an AI-driven recruiting tool?
Amazon discontinued it after discovering biased outcomes that disadvantaged female candidates
The control and exploitation of digital technologies by powerful entities over marginalized groups/regions
What is digital colonialism?
Because of its inherent biases, AI cannot be used as a decolonizing tool. T/F
False
An example of something a surveillance algorithm can do
What is (one of the following) Facial recognition, Detection of a particular movement or motion , Detection of an object, License plate recognition?
How can biased training data contribute to algorithmic discrimination?
Biased training data can contribute to it by encoding historical biases and systemic inequalities, leading to unfair outcomes for certain groups.
These people were angered due to lack of specific consent and complete disregard for native tradition
Havuspati Tribe
Organization based in Latin America that works as a major hub for meetings around decolonizing data.
Tierra Comun
A negative aspect of surveillance in call centers
What is (one of the following) too much control, intense pressure, public shaming?
What is an example of algorithmic discrimination in hiring processes?
An example of it in hiring processes is when an AI recruiting tool systematically downgrades resumes containing terms associated with certain demographics, such as gender or ethnicity.
This broke Net Neutrality rules, resulting in it's ban
What is Facebook's "Free Basics" program?
Organization based in Africa that is currently developing natural language processing capabilities in multiple low-recoursed East African languages
Masakhane
Surveillance software can add this to an analysis of a call
What is positive or negative sentiment?
How can organizations address algorithmic bias?
Organizations can address it by improving data quality, promoting diversity in algorithmic development teams, and regularly auditing algorithms for bias.