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by culi 963 days ago
The facial recognition one is particularly concerning and explicit. Police stations regularly reapprove contracts with systems that can be as high as 96% false positives. It gives police a scapegoat to do what they wanna do

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/06/detroit-police-c...

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sentencing guidelines are automated in some jurisdictions. they recommend based on historical data. so if you had a racist sheriff, guess who's getting longer sentences.

this stuff has been simmering before AI got branded.

it's definitely AI washing.

Who cares if it has a 96% false positive if it looks good in front of the honorable Grant A. Warrant.