Why ‘Predictive’ Policing Must be Banned

Britain is developing an algorithm to identify murderers. Critics describe the project as dystopian.

Why ‘Predictive’ Policing Must be Banned

The UK Government is trying to use algorithms to predict which people are most likely to become killers using sensetive personal data of hundreds of thousands of people. The secretive project, originally called ‘The Homicide Prediction Project’ was discovered by Statewatch. They described how “data from people not convicted of any criminal offence will be used as part of the project, including personal information about self-harm and details rel…

Can AI predict murders? Olhar Digital spoke with experts to understand the viability and risks of the measure.