Law
The Human Rights Implications of Predictive Policing Algorithms
Quick fact
A 2016 RAND study found that predictive policing systems can lead to disproportionate police stops in minority neighborhoods, even when designed to be race-neutral, creating a self-fulfilling cycle of over-policing.
Why this is interesting
What if a police officer says you're more likely to commit a crime—not because of anything you've done, but because of an algorithm's prediction? Is that even fair?