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NYC police have spent millions on a tech company that claims it can use AI to monitor social media and predict future criminals (www.insider.com)
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NYC police have spent millions on a tech company that claims it can use AI to monitor social media and predict future criminals::The New York Police Department paid Voyager Labs more than $8 million in 2018. The company says it uses AI to analyze criminal behavior online.

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[–] stereofony@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Did we learn NOTHING from Minority Report????

[–] Blackdoomax@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago

Yes, they report the minorities.

[–] popemichael@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 years ago

...of course it's NYC. For as liberal NY is in general, the police are 1984 levels of nuts.

Even if you're not doing crime, they don't care. They will fly a drone over your backyard to make sure.

[–] reverendsteveii@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

Please stop reifying things from cautionary tales.

[–] Cyberwitch_7493@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Ooooh I really hope they scam them out of their money. This would be a perfect opportunity to hook the NYPD on crypto too. /s

This can only end in more institutionalized racism and other forms of oppression by the NYPD.

[–] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago

The problem is that the scam will hurt a lot of innocent people along the way. They won't produce any actually useful data, but they will false flag a whole bunch of accounts, most likely on the basis of racial profiling or supporting unions. Y'know, the usual stuff.

[–] chemicalprophet@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago

I'll say this once and slowly... FUCK. THE. POLICE.