By Alex Gorelik
A very interesting article appeared in Fast Company last month on how watchdog groups are trying to lift the veil on the AI-driven algorithms that may be used with good intentions but could be threatening the future of civil rights.
The article discusses a case in which the New Orleans police department deployed a “predictive policing system” that could mine citizens’ data and flag potential criminal activity. Nobody outside the department was told, so the legality of such a system could never be questioned.
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