More Than a Glitch: Confronting Race, Gender, and Ability Bias in Tech

by Meredith Broussard

Book Overview

The word "glitch" implies an incidental error, as easy to patch up as it is to identify. But what if racism, sexism, and ableism aren't just bugs in mostly functional machinery-they're coded into the system itself? In More than a Glitch, Meredith Broussard demonstrates how technological neutrality is a myth and why algorithms need to be held accountable. Meredith Broussard is Associate Professor at the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute of New...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262548321
• ISBN13: 9780262548328
• Release Date: April 2024
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"