Prof. Emily M. Bender(she/her)Oct 2, 2023

It was obvious from the outset that predictive policing was a scam (not to mention a vehicle for accelerating overpolicing), but it's really valuable to have this careful reporting of just bad it is:

https://themarkup.org/prediction-bias/2023/10/02/predictive-policing-software-terrible-at-predicting-crimes

Predictive Policing Software Terrible At Predicting Crimes – The Markup

A software company sold a New Jersey police department an algorithm that was right less than 1% of the time

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@emilymbender sigh, and yet they just keep signing up, including letting the 'ai' decide if they use weapons

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/499181/new-police-intelligence-tool-speedily-sending-information-on-risk-to-frontline-officers

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New police intelligence tool speedily sending information on risk to frontline officers

Police are using powerful new AI to help them assess the risk posed by offenders when officers are called out to emergencies, sparked by the shooting murder of an unarmed constable.

RNZ
Oct 2, 2023 at 10:48pmWeb