Re:Algorithm Helps New York Decide Who Goes Free Before Trial
by jamesrom on Sunday September 27, 2020 @02:01AM
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> As long as the prediction is only one element of decision and not the decision itself, it can probably be useful for judges.
Whatever reasoning a judge may have to overrule the algorithm must be quantifiable -- otherwise it would not exist in the judge's mind. Given enough data and compute, judges will be make worse decisions than algorithms, even on the edge cases.
Free the data. Train the nets. Highlight and eliminate any source of human bias and error we can find. Measure outcomes. Train again. It's the only rational way forward.
Whatever reasoning a judge may have to overrule the algorithm must be quantifiable -- otherwise it would not exist in the judge's mind. Given enough data and compute, judges will be make worse decisions than algorithms, even on the edge cases.
Free the data. Train the nets. Highlight and eliminate any source of human bias and error we can find. Measure outcomes. Train again. It's the only rational way forward.