From observer to responsible: stopping the impact of racist biases in UX
summary
The talk addresses racist biases in user experience design, showing concrete harms like failed facial recognition, search results equating Black people with gorillas, and autonomous vehicle misdetection of dark skin. It proposes a multi-faceted approach to fix systemic UX problems across semantics, personas, personal narratives, and historical context to prevent exclusion from design through implementation and product use.
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chapters (6)
- 0:00Introduction
- 16:08From observer to responsible
- 24:31Racist biases in tech
- 31:54Institutional impact and privilege
- 41:25Antiracist stance in UX
- 48:31Q&A
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