Search Engines, Algorithms and Bias

Founded in 2017, the AI Now Institute produces diagnosis and policy research on artificial intelligence. We develop policy strategy to redirect away from the current trajectory: unbridled commercial surveillance, consolidation of power in very few companies, and a lack of public accountability.

The Algorithmic Justice League is an organization that combines art and research to illuminate the social implications and harms of artificial intelligence.

AlgorithmWatch is a non-governmental, non-profit organization based in Berlin and Zurich. "We fight for a world where algorithms and Artificial Intelligence (AI) do not weaken justice, human rights, democracy and sustainability, but strengthen them."

Provides explanations, codes, and links to the work of the Algorithm Auditing Research Group

BGC's mission is to give Black girls the opportunities and skills to belong in technology. In addition, they seek to increase inclusion in the tech field that only holds less than 2% of Black women.

Aims to ensure that the technologies we design and build strengthen democracy, reduce inequality and discrimination, minimize disparate harms, expand opportunity, and provide the means to empower communities of color.

Data & Society studies the social implications of data-centric technologies, automation, and AI.
Through empirical research and active engagement, our work illuminates the values and decisions that drive these systems — and shows why they must be grounded in equity and human dignity.

A conference and community dedicated to discussing fairness, accountability, and transparency in machine learning.

Algorithmic Amplification and Society:
A project studying algorithmic amplification and distortion, and exploring ways to minimize harmful amplifying or distorting effects. Through a series of blog posts, essays, and a major symposium—entitled “Optimizing for What? Algorithmic Amplification and Society,” held April 28-29, 2023, at Columbia University—this project seeks to identify gaps in existing understandings of algorithmic distortion, as well as uncover and explain the true principles that govern the movements of online speech.

A non-profit newsroom investigating how powerful institutions are using technology to change society, including issues related to algorithmic bias.

An organization dedicated to the responsible development of AI technologies, with a focus on fairness, transparency, and accountability.

This 30-minute activity is a quick introduction to algorithmic bias and the importance of critically evaluating search engine results.

This lesson plan outlines an interactive workshop on how algorithms and algorithmic bias influence the information and choices that are presented, or not presented, to individuals in online environments.