Voicing Erasure
Algorithmic Justice League
Is it okay for machines of silicon and steel or flesh and blood to erase our contributions? Is it okay for a machine to erase you and me? Is it okay for machines to portray women as subservient? Is it okay for Google and others to capture data without our knowledge? These questions and new research led by Allison Koenecke inspired the creation of Voicing Erasure, a poetic piece recited by champions of women’s empowerment and leading scholars on race, gender, and technology.
Research that inspired Voicing Erasure: Racial disparities in automated speech recognition - a recent research study led by Allison Koenecke reveals large racial disparities in the performance of five popular speech recognition systems, with the worst performance on African American Vernacular English speakers.
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Title: Voicing Erasure
Medium: Audiovisual Installation
Artist: Algorithmic Justice League
Year: 2020
Location: On display at Pedion tou Areos
Credits
Poem: "Voicing Erasure" by Joy Buolamwini
Music: "Algorithms" by Chad Crouch
Editing: Alex GIlwit
Performers: Allison Koenecke, Joy Buolamwini, Kimberle Crenshaw, Megan Smith, Safiya Noble, Sasha Costanza-Chock, Ruha Benjamin
Glossary: artificial intelligence (AI)
