Predictive Policing Software Is Pretty Terrible at Predicting Crimes

Re:Predictive Policing Software Is Pretty Terrible at Predic... by bumby on Tuesday October 03, 2023 @04:14PM (#37756939)

You might be conflating the proximate and root causes of the act. I may not get in front of a crowd because I'm desperate to give a speech, but I may be desperate to keep my job, or desperate for status, or something else. Likewise, with rock-climbing, maybe I'm desperate for an adrenaline high or a novel experience. To be generous to the OP, I think "desperate" just means the gains from the experience outpace the perceived risks.

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Re:Predictive Policing Software Is Pretty Terrible at Predic... by ziddoap on Tuesday October 03, 2023 @04:16PM (#37756969)

This is more aligned with what I poorly expressed, thanks.

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Re:Predictive Policing Software Is Pretty Terrible at Predic... by saulpw on Tuesday October 03, 2023 @04:20PM (#37757026)

desperate: Having lost all hope; despairing.

It's just the wrong word, then, by a huge margin.

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Re:Predictive Policing Software Is Pretty Terrible at Predic... by bumby on Tuesday October 03, 2023 @04:41PM (#37757250)

In such discussions, its usually better to strive to understand what the commenter actually meant rather than being pedantically correct. The OP clarified their point.

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Re:Predictive Policing Software Is Pretty Terrible at Predic... by ziddoap on Tuesday October 03, 2023 @04:22PM (#37757054)

desperate: needing or wanting something very much (Cambridge Dictionary)

There's multiple definitions

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