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Researchers warn police AI risks worsening discrimination
Original: Police using # AI risks making discrimination worse, researchers warn Studies suggest that predictions of future # crime
Researchers are warning that police forces using AI to predict future crime hotspots may be entrenching discrimination. Studies suggest these predictions are often built on biased historical data, which can magnify existing prejudice and create a dangerous feedback loop, with over-policed areas flagged again and again. The findings are prompting fresh debate about whether predictive policing tools should be used at all.
Why now: Growing public concern over biased data and civil-rights impacts of AI-driven predictive policing
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- Police using # AI risks making discrimination worse, researchers warn Studies suggest that predictions of future # crime hotspots may be based on biased data, which can magnify existing # prejudice and create a dangerous feedback loop. https://www.… · RichardAshwell@climatejustice.social · 3
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