Machine See, Machine Do

Patrick K. Lin

“When today’s technology relies on yesterday’s data, it will simply mirror our past mistakes and biases.” AI and other high-tech tools embed and reinforce America’s history of prejudice and exclusion — even when they are used with the best...

Premium Chapters

Premium

Opening Credits

1/26/2025

Dedication

1/26/2025

Preface

1/26/2025

Introduction

1/26/2025

Part 1 - Chapter 1 - Franglen's Monster

1/26/2025

Part 1 - Chapter 2 - Automating Bias

1/26/2025

Part 2 - Chapter 3 - Lights, Camera, Surveillance!

1/26/2025

Part 2 - Chapter 4 - Cloudy Crystal Ball: Predictive Policing

1/26/2025

Part 2 - Chapter 5 - Smile! You're on Camera: Video Surveillance

1/26/2025

Part 2 - Chapter 6 - AI Spy With My Little Eye: Facial Recognition

1/26/2025

Part 3 - Chapter 7 - Smoking Gun or Smoke and Mirrors: Forensic Evidence

1/26/2025

Part 3 - Chapter 8 - Beyond a Relative Doubt: Forensic DNA Databases & Familial Searches

1/26/2025

Part 4 - Chapter 9 - Algorithms Get Their Day in Court

1/26/2025

Part 4 - Chapter 10 - Behind Closed Source: How the Law Keeps Algorithms Hidden From Us

1/26/2025

Part 4 - Chapter 11 - Digital Shackles: How Parole Apps Put Prison in Your Pocket

1/26/2025

Part 5 - Chapter 12 - Futureproofing Our Civil Liberties

1/26/2025

Part 5 - Chapter 13 - The Wild, Wild West: The Role of Government

1/26/2025

Part 5 - Chapter 14 - Flipping the Script: The Role of the Private Sector

1/26/2025

Part 5 - Chapter 15 - Beyond Technology: Expecting More From AI

1/26/2025

Ending Credits

1/26/2025