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Minority Report come true?
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nairiporterCase in point:
AI-Based Predictive Policing on the Cards for South Africa?
Scientists and law enforcement agencies are using data mining and machine learning for "predictive policing". The field derives its name from the fact that many crimes - and criminals - have detectable patterns.
I know, this instantly brings Minority Report into memory. I would argue that when that movie came out back in 2002, it was both the best and worst thing to happen to predictive policing technologies.
Why? Well, when algorithms intended to help police anticipate crime burst onto the scene all that time ago, people quickly began invoking the classic Tom Cruise sci-fi thriller to point out the dangers. It was an excellent example of what has become something of a cliche in any discussion about futurism: arguing that science fiction gives us the tools to talk about policy around emerging technologies. Critics of predictive policing have been eager to point to Minority Report as an example of how technology could be flawed, how it could entrap the innocent.
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AI-Based Predictive Policing on the Cards for South Africa?
Scientists and law enforcement agencies are using data mining and machine learning for "predictive policing". The field derives its name from the fact that many crimes - and criminals - have detectable patterns.
I know, this instantly brings Minority Report into memory. I would argue that when that movie came out back in 2002, it was both the best and worst thing to happen to predictive policing technologies.
Why? Well, when algorithms intended to help police anticipate crime burst onto the scene all that time ago, people quickly began invoking the classic Tom Cruise sci-fi thriller to point out the dangers. It was an excellent example of what has become something of a cliche in any discussion about futurism: arguing that science fiction gives us the tools to talk about policy around emerging technologies. Critics of predictive policing have been eager to point to Minority Report as an example of how technology could be flawed, how it could entrap the innocent.
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