We have a right to be presumed innocent. Not predicted guilty.
AI that claims to 'predict' crime will only replicate the historic discrimination and abuse already experienced by over-policed communities.
Sign the petition to ban it in the UK ⬇️
https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ban-crime-predicting-police-tech
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Ban ‘Crime Predicting’ Police Tech
The Lie
AI and police tech don’t predict crime - they predict policing.
These technologies are built on existing, flawed, police data. So communities who have historically been over policed are more likely to be identified as at ‘risk’ of future criminal behaviour. This leads to more racist policing and more surveillance, particularly for Black and racialised communities, lower income communities and migrant communities. Instead of making us safer, this tech leads to:
• Over-policing
•...
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