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Bias in machine learning.
On the left, @Zoom transcription.
On the right, the (correct) YouTube transcription.
This error doesn't occur for white voices during this candidate forum.
On the left, @Zoom transcription.
On the right, the (correct) YouTube transcription.
This error doesn't occur for white voices during this candidate forum.
At @Wikimedia we've been studying bias in ML for some time. Some mitigations are well-known. @zoom needs to do better. https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2019/07/18/designing-ethically-with-ai-how-wikimedia-can-harness-machine-learning-in-a-responsible-and-human-centered-way/
It's shocking (if sadly unsurprising) for such errors to made, especially in forums educating voters. Folks should carefully review @zoom closed-captioning, especially when it's going to be part of the permanent record of an event.
The screenshot is @Donelle_Sr speaking at a @lwvma-sponsored forum with the other candidates for @TownofBrookline Select Board (and me, running in a different race!)
Town Election May 4.
Town Election May 4.
