Meredith Broussard facts for kids
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Meredith Broussard
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Broussard in 2018
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United States
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| Education | Columbia University, Harvard University |
| Occupation | Associate Professor, Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute NYU |
| Known for | Research in artificial intelligence and investigative reporting; coining the term "technochauvinism" |
Meredith Broussard is a professor who teaches about data journalism at New York University. Data journalism uses computers and information to find and tell important stories. Her work mainly looks at how artificial intelligence (AI) is used in journalism. AI is when computers can do tasks that usually need human thinking.
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What Meredith Broussard Does
Meredith Broussard has had many interesting jobs. She used to be an editor at The Philadelphia Inquirer, a big newspaper. She also worked as a software developer, which means she helped create computer programs. She did this at places like AT&T Bell Labs and MIT Media Lab. These are famous places where people invent new technologies.
Broussard has written articles and essays for many well-known magazines. These include The Atlantic, Harper’s Magazine, and Slate Magazine. She has also written two non-fiction books. These books are called Artificial Unintelligence: How Computers Misunderstand the World and More Than a Glitch: Confronting Race, Gender, and Ability Bias in Tech. Her books explore how computers and technology can sometimes make mistakes or have unfair ideas.
Her Work at Columbia University
Meredith Broussard was once a special researcher at the Tow Center for Digital Journalism. This center is part of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. While there, she created a special computer tool called Bailiwick. This tool was designed to help journalists find important information about how money was used in political campaigns. It was used during the United States presidential election of 2016.
Her Current Roles
Today, Broussard is an associate professor at New York University. She also helps lead research for the NYU Alliance for Public Interest Technology. This group works to make sure technology helps everyone fairly. She is also on the advisory board for the Center for Critical Race and Digital Studies. This center studies how technology affects different groups of people.
Appearing in Coded Bias
In 2020, Meredith Broussard appeared in a Netflix movie called Coded Bias. In this documentary, she and other experts explored how computer programs, called algorithms, can sometimes have unfair ideas built into them. This means that the programs might treat some people differently without meaning to. She has also been interviewed by many news groups about this topic. These include The Verge, Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, and Harvard Magazine.
