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Re:Predictive Policing Software Is Pretty Terrible at Predic... by pipo234 on Tuesday October 03, 2023 @12:08PM (#37753785)
It hard to argue for any reliable indication of accuracy. What does "less than half a percent" success rate even mean? What if you're sampling an interval where there is no crime? How would you know that the model "failed"? How does "less than half a percent" compare to other means of prediction — like following the gut feeling of an expert?

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