stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to Technology@lemmy.world · 1 year agoPredictive Policing Software Terrible At Predicting Crimes – The Markupthemarkup.orgexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up176arrow-down13file-textcross-posted to: news@lemmy.worldglobalnews@lemmy.ziphackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanstechnology@lemmy.world
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A software company sold a New Jersey police department an algorithm that was right less than 1% of the time
minus-squareskillissuer@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year agothey’re selling hype, not software
they’re selling hype, not software