Algorithmic Justice League and the Poet of Code: fighting bias with algorithms

Joy Buolamwini is a poet of code on a mission to show compassion through computation. As a graduate researcher at the MIT Media Lab, she leads the Algorithmic Justice League to fight coded bias. Her research explores the intersection of social impact technology and inclusion. In support of this work, Buolamwini was awarded a grant as the Grand Prize winner of a national contest inspired by the critically acclaimed film Hidden Figures, based on the book by Margot Lee Shetterly. As a technologist, I have always been hopeful about the potential of artificial intelligence to improve the lives of individuals around world.