My obsession with democracy was a gift from my father, who dedicated his career to shaping democratic institutions and protecting free and fair elections worldwide. Democracy, like the internet, is a system that is imagined, built, and maintained by communities. I can’t wait to bring this passion to MozFest.
TikTok has users of all ages, including young users. How quickly does a young person on TikTok start to see depression-related content? The answer isn’t great.
We know that bias is human, even if it’s unconscious, it’s there. These biases can become embedded into algorithms where they remain undetected until much later in the design cycle or sometimes even after it has been launched into the market. Ifeoma Ozoma made a thought-provoking point: “The bias can be towards inclusivity or [exclusivity] and unfortunately now we have the latter and not the former... I think we can have automated bias (because that’s what it will always be as long as humans are building it - bias), but in a more inclusive way that is thoughtful of the impact or harm on certain communities.”
