The thought police are on the way....
Sofia Lyall, a researcher for Statewatch, said: “The Ministry of Justice’s attempt to build this murder prediction system is the latest chilling & dystopian example of the government’s intent to develop so-called crime ‘prediction’ systems....
Time and again, research shows that algorithmic systems for ‘predicting’ crime are inherently flawed'!
Phillip K Dick's dystopian future(s) get ever nearer.
#crime #politics
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/apr/08/uk-creating-prediction-tool-to-identify-people-most-likely-to-kill
Sofia Lyall, a researcher for Statewatch, said: “The Ministry of Justice’s attempt to build this murder prediction system is the latest chilling & dystopian example of the government’s intent to develop so-called crime ‘prediction’ systems....
Time and again, research shows that algorithmic systems for ‘predicting’ crime are inherently flawed'!
Phillip K Dick's dystopian future(s) get ever nearer.
#crime #politics
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/apr/08/uk-creating-prediction-tool-to-identify-people-most-likely-to-kill