Toolkit Library/

The real bias built in at Facebook

Questioning sources of data and understanding where information comes from is an important part of truth-seeking. While data generated by computer algorithms may seem objective because it comes from a machine, it is humans who built the machines and designed the algorithms. As sociologist Zeynep Tufekci explains in this New York Times article, not only can algorithms be biased, but they reflect the needs and priorities of the companies developing them, rather than those of their users.

   Article

   12 minutes

   By: New York Times, Zeynep Tufekci

   K-12 educators | Lifelong learners


Making connections:

Principled Innovation asks us to work with others and recognize the limits of our own knowledge so that we can better understand and tackle the complex issues our communities face.

More on this topic:

Mindful reflection as a process for developing culturally responsive processes

  Article

  20 minutes

  By: Barbara Dray, Debora Wisneski

The danger of a single story

  Video

  60 minutes

  By: Principled Innovation® (PI)

What is empathy?

  Video

  3 minutes

  By: Ashoka Foundation

Integrating ethics: “ethical judgment”

  Video

  6 minutes

  By: University of Texas at El Paso

Critical reflection: a road to empathy and growing relationships

  Video

  3 minutes

  By: Nirmal Nanayakkara, TEDx

Access our collection of +200 learning materials

PI toolkit library