Re:AI predicts crime a week in advance with 90 per cent accu...
by dagw on Friday July 01, 2022 @08:55AM
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Why not handle low-hanging fruit first
Because we don't need help on the obvious stuff. Cops already know where the low level drug dealers hang out and where the prostitutes work, they don't need a computer to tell them that. Also things like 'there will probably be a shooting in this violent neighborhood sometime within the next 7 days' is completely useless information, even if correct. There is no new actionable information that can improve on the current policing situation.
Because we don't need help on the obvious stuff. Cops already know where the low level drug dealers hang out and where the prostitutes work, they don't need a computer to tell them that. Also things like 'there will probably be a shooting in this violent neighborhood sometime within the next 7 days' is completely useless information, even if correct. There is no new actionable information that can improve on the current policing situation.