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| Software Used to Predict Crime |
| 2017-03-26 |
| [DefenseOne] Predictive-policing startup CivicScape published its code online, allowing anyone to help ensure that the algorithm doesn’t unfairly target certain groups of people. Predictive policing, or the idea that software can foresee where crime will take place, is being adopted across the country—despite being riddled with issues. These algorithms have been shown to disproportionately target minorities, and private companies won’t reveal how their software reached those conclusions. In an attempt to stand out from the pack, predictive-policing startup CivicScape has released its algorithm and data online for experts to scour, according to Government Technology magazine. The company’s Github page is already populated with its code, as well as a variety of documents detailing how its algorithm interprets police data and what variables are included when predicting crime. |
| Posted by:al aSha-med |
| #3 Didn't work in New York, didn't work in Chicago, won't work anywhere else. Want to avoid crime? Avoid high crime areas. You know where they are. |
| Posted by: Neville Elmeger9396 2017-03-26 22:44 |
| #2 the algorithm doesn’t unfairly target certain groups of people Note the use of 'unfairly'. When this starts to give decent, reasonably precise predictions, its effects will be huge, in terms of crime avoidance. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2017-03-26 20:36 |
| #1 ...Saw that movie. Wasn't bad. Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2017-03-26 18:54 |