Crime Prediction Software Promised to Be Free of Biases. It’s Not.
Police Get Fleeced
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PredPol, short for Predictive Policing is an algorithm that used reported crimes to “predict” criminal activity. What it did was pseudo-science hidden behind a lack of human input. Gizmodo took a long hard look and the results are alarming. Past prejudices were amplified.