The Death Of Cinema, Our Right To Privacy, Racist Machines & Worst Excuses | ETHNICALLY SPEAKING

The ladies discuss if rising ticket prices, streaming services and COVID-19 have killed the cinema as we know it, whether celebrities and public figures give up their right to privacy when choosing a life in the public eye, why artificial intelligence (AI) has developed a racial bias and what we can do about it, and the worst excuses they’ve given to avoid work and unwanted advances from men.

00:00 Intro
02:12 Is the cinema dead?
20:04 Do celebrities and public figures have a right to expect privacy?
40:05 Does Artificial Intelligence (AI) have a racial bias?
58:00 What’s the worst excuse you’ve given to get out of something you didn’t want to do?

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LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

https://unitedmelaningroup.com/es018
(Website – Show notes)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/business-47336214
(Video – Netflix: Is streaming killing the cinema industry? – BBC)

https://www.statista.com/stati....stics/285783/cinema-
(Website – Average annual cinema ticket price in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2019 (in GBP) – Joseph Johnson)

https://www.theguardian.com/fi....lm/2020/jul/12/the-f
(Article – The future of film: can cinema survive Covid-19? – Wendy Ide for The Guardian)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-54349538
(Article – UK passport photo checker shows bias against dark-skinned women – Maryam Ahmed for BBC News)

https://www.theguardian.com/te....chnology/2019/dec/12
(Article – AI expert calls for end to UK use of ‘racially biased’ algorithms – Henry McDonald for The Guardian)

https://www.vox.com/recode/202....0/2/18/21121286/algo
(Article – Why algorithms can be racist and sexist – Rebecca Heilweil for Vox)

https://metro.co.uk/2020/04/01..../race-problem-artifi
(Article – The race problem with Artificial Intelligence: ‘Machines are learning to be racist’ – Natalie Morris for Metro)

https://www.netflix.com/title/81254224
(Documentary – The Social Dilemma – Netflix)

https://www.businessinsider.com/funny-excuses-people-have-used-to-call-in-sick-2015-10?r=US&IR=T
(Article – The 19 most ridiculous excuses people have used to call in sick – Jacquelyn Smith and Erin McDowell for Business Insider)

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