LibraryScenariosWhen tech teams discover bias in products heading to market
Scenario

When tech teams discover bias in products heading to market

Our software development team knows that the facial recognition algorithm we built has serious accuracy problems with darker skin tones, but the company is rushing it to market anyway and we can't agree on whether to leak the test results or try to slow down deployment from the inside. Some people think external pressure is the only thing that will work, others worry it will destroy our ability to fix things from within.

Juana
Online
The coach is replying

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Creators who care about the impact of their work face choosing between preserving their influence and exposing the need for that influence.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Whistleblowing and moral courage?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.