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Re:Predictive Policing Software Is Pretty Terrible at Predic... by waveBidder on Tuesday October 03, 2023 @12:38PM (#37754212)
well, if you're a guest on https://www.probablecausation.com/, then you would randomly assign teams to patrol using this software or not,and compare the changes in rates. sounds like geolitica isn't very careful or interested in results.
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Re:Predictive Policing Software Is Pretty Terrible at Predic... by lazide on Tuesday October 03, 2023 @01:41PM (#37755126)
If you’re selling tiger-repellent rocks, the last thing you need is a solid controlled experiment to get in the way of separating rubes from their cash.
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