British Police Built a Sprawling Crime-Prediction Machine. Some Results Couldn’t Be Trusted
A WIRED investigation exposes how a UK regional police force developed an expansive predictive analytics system, finding that some of the tool's outputs proved unreliable — raising questions about the integrity of AI-driven law enforcement decisions.
Why this matters: When flawed algorithms influence policing decisions, individuals can face scrutiny or intervention based on untrustworthy predictions rather than evidence — a due-process concern that falls hardest on communities already subject to disproportionate surveillance.
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