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Three short films look at how biases in algorithms and data sets result in unfair practices for communities of color, often without their knowledge. Directed by filmmaker Alice Gu. As COVID-19 and other respiratory illnesses sweep the U.S., healthcare professionals rely on pulse oximeters to measure blood oxygen levels. But the devices are less accurate for patients with darker skin. What happens when a gold standard in diagnostics doesn’t work as well for some groups as it does for others?