10:44
22 november 2024

A ‘black box’ AI system has been influencing criminal justice decisions for over two decades – it’s time to open it up

A ‘black box’ AI system has been influencing criminal justice decisions for over two decades – it’s time to open it up

Various sectors of criminal justice systems around the world are increasing their use of artificial intelligence (AI), but AI has played a key part in offender assessment decisions in the UK, US, Australia, Canada and other countries for more than 20 years, with little or no transparency or independent inspection of the algorithms involved, as University of Surrey Professor Melissa Hamilton and Professor Pamela Ugwudike of the University of Southampton explain.

Justice systems around the world are using artificial intelligence (AI) to assess people with criminal convictions. These AI technologies rely on machine learning algorithms and their key purpose is to predict the risk of reoffending. They influence decisions made by the courts and prisons and by parole and probation officers.

Lees verder via policinginsight.com

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