Learn English: Predicting Crime: Is it Fair? (easy)

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Predicting Crime: Is it Fair?

The government wants to use our information to guess who might do bad things, but that's not always fair.

These computer programs haven't actually made our streets safer; they sometimes pick on the same people.

The computer learns from old information, and that old information might be wrong and unfair to some people.

These programs aren't magic; they can make mistakes, and this might hurt people who haven't done anything wrong.

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Original: The Guardian

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#Predictive Policing #Algorithmic Bias #Data Privacy #Social Injustice #Crime Prevention

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