Algorithmic Justice League — advocacy: Dr. Joy Buolamwini testified before the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on AI and facial recognition bias

NoteThe source directly confirms that Dr. Joy Buolamwini testified before the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology in 2019 regarding facial recognition bias. The source explicitly states she 'represented AJL at a congressional hearing' and 'served as a witness at the hearing' where she discussed bias in facial recognition technologies. This matches the claim's assertion that this was part of AJL's advocacy work as of 2019. The temporal qualifier 'as of 2019' is satisfied since the hearing occurred in 2019.

NoteThe claim specifically states that Dr. Joy Buolamwini testified before the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology regarding AI and facial recognition bias as of 2019. While the source confirms that Buolamwini founded the Algorithmic Justice League and that the organization has engaged in policy advocacy and media appearances, the source text provided does not mention or address the specific claim about House Committee testimony. The source is about the organization's work and initiatives, but the particular congressional testimony is not discussed in the excerpt provided. This makes the claim unverifiable based on the given source material.