Please Don't Include Us, Thank You

[ UUID ] 4d465f4a-94e9-421e-888f-2ee1d1b987aa

[ Session Name ] Please Don't Include Us, Thank You [ Primary Space ] Privacy and Security [ Secondary Space ] Digital Inclusion

[ Submitter's Name ] sarah aoun [ Submitter's Affiliated Organisation ] Mozilla Open Web Fellow 2017-2018

[ Other Facilitator 1's Name ] Nasma Ahmed

What will happen in your session?

Facial recognition and diversity have not gone together seamlessly. On the one hand, despite the popular rise of facial recognition technology over the past several years, we have witnessed the exclusion of people of color from the design and implementation process. Facial recognition tools are often discriminatory, and time after time, softwares either fail to recognize people of color or mislabel them. On the other hand, facial recognition technology is also one that is increasingly integrated into police and state surveillance tools. Addressing these tensions, we will explore tools of surveillance and whom they target, the social and political implications of AI development, and the unintended effects that diversity and inclusion might have.

What is the goal or outcome of your session?

We will have a discussion about facial recognition technology and diversity, and the unintended impacts they might have on communities of color and on groups that are already heavily surveilled. We will draw on current political and tech news, and explore examples of failed applications of AI technology. We also aim to develop principles of ethical AI development that are built with safety, security, and privacy as the primary focus. This is will happen in the form of group activity.

Time needed

60 mins