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AFRO ALGORITHMS follows the journey of Aero, the first AI leader of Earth, as she discovers who she really is—beyond her programming.
SYNOPSIS
This 3D animated short film in the Afrofuturist genre explores the topics of AI and bias. In a distant future, an artificial intelligence named Aero is inaugurated as the world’s first AI ruler. But Aero soon learns that important worldviews are missing from her databank, including the experiences of the historically marginalized and oppressed. A slate of well-known Black artists lend their voices to the film, including Robin Quivers, Hoji Fortuna, and Ava Raiin.
SOURCES AND INSPIRATION
Book: Race After Technology written by Ruja Benjamin
Book: Algorithms of Oppression written by Safiya Noble
Book: Artificial Unintelligence written by Meredith Brussard
TED Talk: How I’m Fighting Bias in Algorithms spoken by Joy Bolumnwini
Documentary: Coded Bias directed by Shalini Kantayya