My Mission

In 7th grade, I remember being captivated by Joy Buolamwini, a guest speaker and expert on the topic of AI discrimination. It never occurred to me that pieces of technology, AI, could possibly have a human characteristic such as bias. Therefore, for CASE I decided to dive deeper into the issue. 

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In particular, I decided to focus on how AI discrimination affects the job market because of the recent pandemic. In April 2020, the unemployment rate rose to 14.8%, the highest it has been since it started to become recorded. I realized that now more than ever, as we ease back into our normal lives, minorities –who have been hit the hardest- are in the most precarious situation. On top of being hit the hardest, AI discrimination is on the rise and needs to be brought into light. 

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My goal for CASE 2021 was to educate and raise awareness upon the issue of AI discrimination.