Afro Algorithms
Conversations about AI are no longer just about technology. They’re also about society.
Today, the AI systems in our everyday lives can perpetuate and amplify biases that have long existed offline: Recommendation algorithms promote racist messages. Facial recognition systems misidentify Black faces. And voice assistants like Alexa and Siri struggle to understand Black voices. As the AI in consumer technology grows more sophisticated and prevalent, problems like these will grow even more complex.
In August, Mozilla announced $260,000 in funding for Black artists who use art to spotlight how AI can reinforce — or disrupt — systems of oppression.
Congratulations goes to UGFTV Student Anatola Araba for being on of the eight winners for her film project, Afro Algorithms.
Afro Algorithms is A 3D animated short film in the Afrofuturist genre explores the topics of AI and bias. In a distant future, an artificial intelligence named Aero is inaugurated as the world’s first AI ruler. But Aero soon learns that important worldviews are missing from her databank, including the experiences of the historically marginalized and oppressed. A slate of well-known Black artists lend their voices to the film, including Robin Quivers, Hoji Fortuna, and Ava Raiin.
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