https://github.com/michmech/biasshield
Push back against bias in machine translation
https://github.com/michmech/biasshield
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Push back against bias in machine translation
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/michmech/biasshield
- Owner: michmech
- License: mit
- Created: 2023-01-28T17:26:22.000Z (over 2 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2023-12-14T15:07:35.000Z (over 1 year ago)
- Last Synced: 2023-12-14T16:29:18.439Z (over 1 year ago)
- Topics: debiasbyus, deepl, fairslator, gender-bias, google-translate, machine-translation
- Language: JavaScript
- Homepage: https://www.biasshield.org
- Size: 1.75 MB
- Stars: 5
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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- Readme: readme.md
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README
# Bias Shield
This is **Bias Shield**, a browser extension which adds bias-handling features to [Google Translate](https://translate.google.com/) and [DeepL Translator](https://www.deepl.com/translator). Bias Shield springs into action while you're using one of these online translators and gives you access to the following debiasing tools:
- [**DeBiasByUs**](https://debiasbyus.ugent.be/): You can use Bias Shield to report gender-biased translations to DeBiasByUs, a project which is building a database of gender-biased translations. Also, Bias Shield warns you when the translation you have been given has previously been reported as gender-biased, and offers you an unbiased translation instead (if one is available).
- [**Fairslator**](https://www.fairslator.com/): Bias Shield lets you make use of Fairslator, an application which automatically detects and corrects biases caused by ambiguities in gender, number and forms of address.
## Building
Make sure you have [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/) installed, then run `node build`. This creates two (Git-ignored) subfolders in this repository, `built_for_chrome` and `built_for_firefox`.
## Installing for testing
- In Firefox: Open the `about:debugging` page, click the *This Firefox* option, click the *Load Temporary Add-on* button, then select any file in the `built_for_firefox` directory. The extension now installs, and remains installed until you restart Firefox.
- In Chrome (or Chromium): Go to `chrome://extensions/`, turn on *Developer mode* in the top-right corner, click the *Load unpacked button* and select the `built_for_chrome` directory.
## Credits
- Shield icon: [Iqbal Widianto/The Noun Project](https://thenounproject.com/icon/shield-5472411/)
- Check and warning icons: [Font Awesome](https://fontawesome.com/)
## Docs for developing browser extensions
- Firefox: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions
- Chrome: https://developer.chrome.com/docs/extensions/
## Submitting browser extensions to stores and directories
- Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/developers/
- Chrome: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/devconsole/