In Machines We Trust: When an Algorithm Gets It Wrong

20/09/2020 19 min
In Machines We Trust: When an Algorithm Gets It Wrong

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Podcast: MIT Technology Review Narrated (LS 51 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: In Machines We Trust: When an Algorithm Gets It WrongPub date: 2020-08-12Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationWhat happens when an algorithm gets it wrong? In the first of a four-part series on face recognition, Jennifer Strong and the team at MIT Technology Review explore the arrest of a man who was falsely accused of a crime using facial recognition. The episode also starts to unpack the complexities of this technology and introduce some thorny questions about its use.  We meet: Robert and Melissa Williams Peter Fussey, University of EssexHamid Khan, Stop LAPD Spying CoalitionCredits: This episode was reported and produced by Jennifer Strong, Tate Ryan-Mosley and Emma Cillekens. We had help from Karen Hao and Benji Rosen. We’re edited by Michael Reilly and Gideon Lichfield. Our technical director is Jacob Gorski. Special thanks to Kyle Thomas Hemingway and Eric Mongeon.The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from MIT Technology Review, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.