Combat bias and harms of AI, especially facial recognition, through research, art and advocacy (founded by Joy Buolamwini).
AJL documents how face recognition and other AI systems fail people of colour and women, and campaigns against their use in airports and policing. Its audits have forced product changes.
Focus
- Fairness non discrimination
- Privacy
- Human oversight
Funding, as far as we know
Foundations (Ford, MacArthur, Sloan, Rockefeller, Mozilla) and donations - https://www.ajl.org/about
What they've actually done
'Gender Shades' audit exposed racial and gender bias in commercial face analysis, prompting IBM/Microsoft changes
2018-02
Published 'Comply to Fly' report on TSA facial recognition at 250+ airports, finding 99% of travellers were not told they could opt out; demanded a halt
30 July 2025
Full 'Comply to Fly' report (PDF) with recommendations for a biometrics complaint procedure by Dec 2025
30 July 2025