How Police Use Algorithms to Predict Crime
Clip: Season 49 Episode 14 | 5m 25sVideo has Closed Captions
Police are using artificial intelligence to predict crime.
A machine learns from what’s programmed into it—and sometimes, that reinforces historical, discriminatory practices.
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How Police Use Algorithms to Predict Crime
Clip: Season 49 Episode 14 | 5m 25sVideo has Closed Captions
A machine learns from what’s programmed into it—and sometimes, that reinforces historical, discriminatory practices.
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National Corporate funding for NOVA is provided by Brilliant.org. Additional funding is provided by George D. Smith Fund, Inc. and the NOVA Science Trust with support from Margaret and Will...