The documentary “Coded Bias,” playing online at the Human Rights Watch Film Festival, examines the prejudice built-in to computer code that’s mainly written by white men. Filmmaker Shalini Kantayya looks at the Algorithmic Justice League and other activists who are lobbying for more government oversight. — Raphaela Neihausen and Thom Powers For more information, click here to visit the film web site.

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Civil Rights for Artificial Intelligence

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