AI is only as biased as the data you train it with.
Computers cannot be racist if you don't program/train them to be racist.
The problem is some people think that facts are racist and will cry bloody murder if cops do something like focus patrols on poor black neighborhoods with high crime rates.
It amazes me that some law abiding citizens will complain about police trying to make their neighborhood safer
You have to be careful though. Does the neighborhood have a high crime rate because there are more criminals or because more crimes are detected because it gets more patrols?
I agree with your basic sentiment however one should never forget that you get what you measure. This is always the problem of social science and making decisions based on gathered data. Unlike in the lab its rarely the case the measuring was truly done in the same way at the same frequency.
Crime rates often go up when the neighbourhood creates a panopticon of doorbell cameras and CCTV. Some places are installing private automatic licence plate readers on entry roads.
Suddenly people are reporting more and more crimes, stuff that was happening anyway but went unnoticed or unreported. Littering, pavement fouling, speeding, kids accidentally breaking something with their ball, minor vehicle collisions that would have gone untraced etc.
It can actually have quite negative effects as people get more
That's not how AI works (Score:0, Troll)
Computers cannot be racist if you don't program/train them to be racist.
The problem is some people think that facts are racist and will cry bloody murder if cops do something like focus patrols on poor black neighborhoods with high crime rates.
It amazes me that some law abiding citizens will complain about police trying to make their neighborhood safer
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You have to be careful though. Does the neighborhood have a high crime rate because there are more criminals or because more crimes are detected because it gets more patrols?
I agree with your basic sentiment however one should never forget that you get what you measure. This is always the problem of social science and making decisions based on gathered data. Unlike in the lab its rarely the case the measuring was truly done in the same way at the same frequency.
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Crime rates often go up when the neighbourhood creates a panopticon of doorbell cameras and CCTV. Some places are installing private automatic licence plate readers on entry roads.
Suddenly people are reporting more and more crimes, stuff that was happening anyway but went unnoticed or unreported. Littering, pavement fouling, speeding, kids accidentally breaking something with their ball, minor vehicle collisions that would have gone untraced etc.
It can actually have quite negative effects as people get more
Re:That's not how AI works (Score:3)
"...with police obliged to get involved due to there being video evidence..."
While I agree with your points, come on now. Police feel no obligation due to the existence of video evidence.