Predictive Policing

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Related: University Of Chicago · Algorithmic Bias · Sendhil Mullainathan · Fairness In ML · Label Bias · Darpa · Machine Learning · Kristian Lum

Notes

• Algorithm predicts crime a week in advance, but reveals bias in police response — ML model predicts urban crime 90% accurately while exposing police enforcement bias
• Justice by the Numbers: Meet the Statistician Trying to Fix Bias in Criminal Justice Algorithms — Kristian Lum using statistics to expose and fix bias in criminal justice algorithms
• Sendhil Mullainathan, "Discrimination by Algorithm and People" | University of Chicago Law School — Algorithms can reduce discrimination but require explicit equity objectives and correct labels